Where does “mauve” come from?
Mauve comes from French mauve, from Latin malva, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, ultimately from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną.
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Ancestry of “mauve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mauve | mallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull |
| 2 | Middle French | mauve | — |
| 3 | Old French | mave | gull; seagull |
| 4 | Old English | mæw | gull, seagull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maiwiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
Words derived from “mauve”