Where does “pullet” come from?
pullet (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
Ancestry of “pullet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 2 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 4 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
Words derived from “pullet”