Where does “moellon” come from?

moellon (English) comes from French moellon, from Old French moilon, from Vulgar Latin mutulio, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

moellon (English): rubble masonry

Definitions

  1. rubble masonry

Ancestry of “moellon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoellonrubblestone
2Old Frenchmoilon
3Vulgar Latinmutulio
4Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
Every word from Latin mutulusEvery word from Vulgar Latin mutulioEvery word from Old French moilon