Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate · To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load. · To add something to a great number. · (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
From Middle English pyle, from Old French pile, from Latin pīla (“pillar, pier”).
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- Root classification mention*peys-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionpyleenm
- Derivation mentionpilefro
- Derivation mentionpīla#pillar-pier-Latinla
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