>..not to mention that the -rrh- suggests it's Greek, not Latin...

and indeed, this appears to be one of those Greek/Latin dichotomies where the Latin won out; viz. aspergillum.

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hmmm
that looks more like an aspersory (the bucket) than it does the aspergillum (the wand).

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