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Where does “stillage” come from?

stillage (English) comes from Dutch stellage, from English stallage, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

stillage (English): The residue from the manufacture of alcohol from...

Definitions

  1. The residue from the manufacture of alcohol from...

Ancestry of “stillage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellage—
2EnglishstallageThe erection and use of a stall at a fair or...
3EnglishageThe whole duration of a being, whether animal,...
4Middle EnglishageAlternative form of awe; The age of someone ; the...
5Old Frenchaageage
6Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
7Latinaetās—
8Latinaevitās—
9Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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