Where does “distillâtion” come from?
distillâtion (Norman) comes from Medieval Latin distillatio, from Latin distillo, from Latin destillare, from Latin destillo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
distillâtion (Norman): distillation
Ancestry of “distillâtion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | distillatio | runny nose; distillation |
| 2 | Latin | distillo | Alternative form of dēstillō; drip or trickle... |
| 3 | Latin | destillare | present active infinitive of dēstīllō;... |
| 4 | Latin | destillo | I drip or trickle down; I distil |
| 5 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 6 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |