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

  1. formed into pellets; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “prilled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprillto flow, spurt; a rill, a small stream; a...
2EnglishpurlA particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of...
3Middle Englishpirlewhirligig
4Italianpirladick, cock, prick; fool, moron, idiot
Every word from Italian pirla →Every word from Middle English pirle →Every word from English purl →
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