pestle
The origin and history of pestle.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English pestel, pestell, which came from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pīnsō (“pound, beat”). It is a doublet of pistil and pistillum.
The origin and history of pestle.
It comes from Middle English pestel, pestell, which came from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pīnsō (“pound, beat”). It is a doublet of pistil and pistillum.
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