Etymology of the Latin word pilare
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 Latin
depilare,
horripilare,
pilatus,
expilare,
conpilare,
piluccare,
oppilare,
piliare,
compilareDerivations in other languages
French
pilier, French
piler, Italian
pelare, Portuguese
pelar, Portuguese
pilar, Spanish
pelar, Spanish
pilarUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
