Where does “micropestle” come from?
micropestle (English) comes from English pestle, from Middle English pestel, from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
micropestle (English): A very small pestle
Ancestry of “micropestle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pestle | A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pestel | A pestle; The leg of an animal as a cut of meat;... |
| 3 | Old French | pestel | pestle |
| 4 | Latin | pistillum | A pestle |
| 5 | Latin | pīnsō | — |
| 6 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 7 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |