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Where does “moluur” come from?

moluur (Dutch) comes from French moulure, from French mouler, from French moûle, from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s — mouse.

moluur (Dutch): decorative moulding that connects ceiling with...

Definitions

  1. decorative moulding that connects ceiling with...

Ancestry of “moluur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmouluremoulding , molding
2Frenchmoulerto mould; to fit tightly; to grind, mill
3Frenchmoûle—
4Old Frenchmoulemussel
5Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
6Latinmūsculus—
7Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
8Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
9Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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