Etymology

redistillation

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Today it means: The purification of a liquid by means of multiple distillations Full definition →

English distillation ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdistillation
  7. English todayredistillation

From re- + distillation.

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