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pilum.

javelin, heavy iron-tipped throwing spear; pike; pestle, pounding tool; [~ graecum => mechanical pounder];

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpiː.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈpiː.lum]

  1. a pounder, pestle

    declension-2

  2. a heavy javelin, throwing spear, of the Roman soldier

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peys-der. Proto-Indo-European *pistlom Proto-Italic *pistlom Latin pīlum Inherited from Proto-Italic *pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European *pistlom, from *peys- (“to crush”).

noun

  1. accusative singular of pilus (“hair”)

    accusative · form-of · singular
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