distil
/dɪsˈtɪl/dih-STIL
/dɪsˈtɪl/dih-STIL
Meaningto drip down
Common meaning: to purify by boiling and condensing
- diapart
- stila dropLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1759 · scan
‘apart’ + ‘a drop’ → distil
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin stilla ‘a drop’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry stilla, p. 1759 · dictionary scan
Roots
- stilla, -ae Latin “a drop”
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