Where does “maudlin” come from?

Maudlin derives from Middle English Maudelen, a form of English Mary Magdalene, itself from English Mary via French Marie and Latin Maria, ultimately from Aramaic מַרְיָם through Ancient Greek Μαρία.

maudlin (English): The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene; Either of two...

Definitions

  1. The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene; Either of two...

Ancestry of “maudlin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMaudelen—
2Old FrenchMadelaine—
3Late LatinMagdalena—

Words derived from “maudlin”

Every word from Late Latin Magdalena →Every word from Old French Madelaine →Every word from Middle English Maudelen →
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