Etymograph

English

piliferous

Piliferous comes from Latin pilus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilus1
  2. Englishtodaypiliferous1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English piliferous

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilusWiktionary, English piliferous
  2. EnglishtodaypiliferousWiktionary, English piliferous

Linked words

through Latin pilus

peel, pile, pill, plush, pellet, peloton, pilar, 22 more

Today it means

adj Containing or producing hair.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “piliferous”. 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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