Distillery
/dɪˈstɪləri/noun
A place where alcoholic spirits are produced by distillation.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin roots meaning “to trickle apart,” and its history is tied to alchemy, where distillation was a core technique for separating the pure from the impure.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
distillāre
“to drip down, trickle”
Late Latin
Latin
distillātiō
“a dripping or trickling down; distillation”
Old French
Old French
distiller
“to drip, trickle; later, to extract by distillation”
Middle English
English
distillen
“to drip or trickle; to subject to distillation”
17th Century
English
distillery
“a place where spirits are distilled”
Modern English
English
distillery
“a place or establishment for distilling liquids, especially spirits”