Where does “pistola” come from?
pistola (Latin) comes from Spanish pistola, from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati.
pistola (Latin): pistol
Definitions
- pistol
Ancestry of “pistola”, step by step
pistola traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pistola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pistola | pistol; gun |
| 2 | German | Pistole | pistol, gun; gun |
| 3 | Middle French | pistole | pistol |
| 4 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 5 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 6 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |
via Italian pistola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pistola | pistol, gun; pistole; Alternative form of... |
via Portuguese pistola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pistola | pistol; pissed off, mad, aggressively angry |