Where does “pil” come from?
pil (Welsh) comes from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
pil (Welsh): peel, rind
Definitions
- peel, rind
Ancestry of “pil”, step by step
pil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Peel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peel | A placename |
| 2 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 3 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |