Etymograph

English

pila

Pila comes from Latin pīla ‘mortar’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīla‘mortar’
  2. Englishtodaypila

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīla‘mortar’
  2. Englishtodaypila

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peys- ‘to crush’

pesto, pestle, piste, 5 more

through Latin pīla ‘mortar’

pile, pill, pellet, peloton, 6 more

Today it means

noun A mortar.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin pīla / pila

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