Where does “piller” come from?

piller (Swedish) comes 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.

piller (Swedish): a pill

Definitions

  1. a pill

Ancestry of “piller”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piller

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