Reconstruction:Latin/piliare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Blend of pīlāre +‎ spoliāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʎˈʎare/

Verb

*pīliāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. to take

Reconstruction notes

Despite the formal resemblance, the French piller (“to plunder”) does not belong to this word-family.

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: pigliare
  • Neapolitan: pegliare, pigliare
• Padanian:
  • Piedmontese: piè
  • Old Lombard: piglier
  • Romansch: pegliar, piglier
  • Old Venetan: piar, pear
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Franco-Provençal: pilhar
    • Franco-Provençal: [piˈʎa]
  • Old Occitan: pilhar
    • Occitan: pilhar (Alpine)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pīliare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 494