Etymograph

English

pilar

Pilar comes from Latin pilāris ‘of hair’, and goes back to pilus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilus1‘(a) hair’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilāris2‘of hair’
  3. Englishtodaypilar2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin pilaris
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English pilar

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilusWiktionary, Latin pilaris‘(a) hair’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilārisWiktionary, English pilar‘of hair’
  3. EnglishtodaypilarWiktionary, English pilar

Formed from pilus ‘a hair’ + -ar

Latin pilus ‘hair’

English pilus

Linked words

through Latin pilleus ‘felt cap’

piles, pillage, 9 more

through Latin pilus ‘(a) hair’

peel, pile, pill, plush, pellet, peloton, 23 more

Today it means

adj Relating to hair.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pilar”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin pilaris. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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