myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of pillo

Etymology of the Spanish word pillo

the Spanish word pillo

derived from the Spanish word pillar

derived from the Italian word pigliare

derived from the Latin root *piliare

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)