Pipette
/pɪˈpɛt/noun
A small tube used to measure and transfer tiny amounts of liquid.
Did you know?*Pipette* is a French diminutive of *pipe*, ultimately from Latin *pipa*, a pipe or flute, so its name literally grew out of the same root behind musical pipes and smoking pipes.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pipa
“pipe, flute”
Late Latin
Latin
pipare
“to chirp or peep”
Old French
Old French
pipe
“pipe, tube”
18th–19th Century
French
pipette
“little pipe; small tube”
Modern English
English
pipette
“a small tube for measuring and transferring liquid”