Etymology of the English word pillar
the English word
pillarderived from the Old French word
pilierderived from the Latin word
pilare (grow hairy; depilate; plunder)
derived from the Late Latin word
pilus (hair; chief; hair; bit, whit)
derived from the Greek word
pilusderived from the Latin word
pila (ball; sphere; squared pillar; pier, pile)
Derivations in English
pillaretCognates
French
pilier, German
Düker, German
erpressen, German
interpretieren, German
Pfeiler, Provençal
pilar, Spanish
pilarUsage
Word found in Modern English
