Where does “distillen” come from?
distillen (Middle English) comes from Old French distiller, from Latin distillare, from Latin stilla — a drop; a drop, small quantity.
Ancestry of “distillen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | distiller | — |
| 2 | Latin | distillare | present active infinitive of distīllō;... |
| 3 | Latin | stilla | a drop; a drop, small quantity |
Words derived from “distillen”