pilula.
A small ball, globule; pellet.
Meaning & usage
A small ball, globule; pellet.
A pill.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin pilus? Latin pila Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin pilula Diminutive from pila (“ball, globe”) + -ula, said to be ultimately related to pilus (“hair”), since the balls used in Ancient Roman games were filled with hair.
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