Where does “pestle” come from?
Pestle comes from Middle English pestel, from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, derived from Latin pinso meaning to pound or crush.
pestle (English): A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a...
Definitions
- A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a...
Ancestry of “pestle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pestel | A pestle; The leg of an animal as a cut of meat;... |
| 2 | Old French | pestel | pestle |
| 3 | Latin | pistillum | A pestle |
| 4 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 5 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |