Where does “mitraille” come from?

mitraille (English) comes from Old French mitaille, from Old French mite — cat; small coin.

mitraille (English): shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading...

Definitions

  1. shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading...

Ancestry of “mitraille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmitaillesmall coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then...
2Old Frenchmitecat; small coin
Every word from Old French mite →Every word from Old French mitaille →