pistole

Borrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Alternatively, perhaps from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪstəʊl/, /pɪˈstəʊl/

pistole (plural pistoles)

1. (historical) A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this. [from 16th c.]

• Polites, elispot, piolets

Ultimately from píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

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pistole f

1. pistol

• pistole in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pistole in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Origin uncertain. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīšk-.

• IPA^(key): /pis.tɔl/

pistole f (plural pistoles)

1. (historical) pistole (coin)

• “pistole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

pistole f

1. plural of pistola

• poliste, sepolti, stipole

First attested 1544[1], of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

pistole f (plural pistoles)

1. pistol (small gun)

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (pistole)