Where does “prilled” come from?
prilled (English) comes from English prill, from English purl, from Middle English pirle, from Italian pirla — dick, cock, prick; fool, moron, idiot.
prilled (English): formed into pellets; simple past tense and past...
Definitions
- formed into pellets; simple past tense and past...
Ancestry of “prilled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prill | to flow, spurt; a rill, a small stream; a... |
| 2 | English | purl | A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of... |
| 3 | Middle English | pirle | whirligig |
| 4 | Italian | pirla | dick, cock, prick; fool, moron, idiot |