myEtymology.com: English etymology of distillery

Etymology of the English word distillery

the English word distillery

using the English suffix -ery

derived from the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word distill

derived from the Old French word distiller

derived from the Latin word distillare (drip, trickle down; wet)

derived from the Latin word destillare (drip, trickle down; wet)

derived from the Latin word stillare (fall in drops; drip; cause to drip)

derived from the Latin word stilla (drop of liquid; viscous drop; drip)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

using the Latin prefix dis-