Etymograph

English

pilus

Pilus comes from Latin pilus ‘hair’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilus1‘hair’
  2. Englishtodaypilus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pilus

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilusWiktionary, English pilus‘hair’
  2. EnglishtodaypilusWiktionary, English pilus

Linked words

through Latin pilleus ‘felt cap’

piles, pillage, 8 more

through Latin pilus ‘hair’

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

Today it means

noun A hair.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pilus”. 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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