Where does “p-piller” come from?

p-piller (Swedish) comes from Swedish piller, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

p-piller (Swedish): an oral contraceptive pill; a birth control pill, the pill

Definitions

  1. an oral contraceptive pill; a birth control pill, the pill

Ancestry of “p-piller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpillera pill
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “p-piller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →