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Pistorius

Pistorius comes from Latin pistor ‘pounder of far / spelt’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peys- ‘to crush’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peys-‘to crush’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéstireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pinsōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīnsō‘pound, beat’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpistor‘pounder of far / spelt’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPistorius
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peys-‘to crush’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pinéstireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pinsōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīnsō‘pound, beat’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpistor‘pounder of far / spelt’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPistorius
  7. Englishtodaysame form

The story

A latinized surname for a baker or miller.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peys- ‘to crush’

pile, pila, 5 more

through Latin pīnsō ‘pound, beat’

pesto, pestle, piste, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from the Germanic languages

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peys- / Pistorius

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