myEtymology.com: French etymology of pilier

Etymology of the French word pilier

the Old French word pilier

derived 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 pilus

derived from the Latin word pila (ball; sphere; squared pillar; pier, pile)

English pillar, Italian piliere, Romanian pilier

English pillar, German Düker, German erpressen, German interpretieren, German Pfeiler, Provençal pilar, Spanish pilar

Word found in Old French