Where does “pilare” come from?

pilare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.

pilare (Vulgar Latin): a pillar

Definitions

  1. a pillar

Ancestry of “pilare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilare”

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