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Where does “pestel” come from?

pestel (Middle English) comes from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

pestel (Middle English): A pestle; The leg of an animal as a cut of meat;...

Definitions

  1. A pestle; The leg of an animal as a cut of meat;...

Ancestry of “pestel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpestelpestle
2LatinpistillumA pestle
3Latinpīnsō—
4Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
5Latinpēnsum—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pestel”

  • pestle
  • micropestle
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