Where does “mole” come from?
mole (English) comes from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
mole (English): Alternative spelling of mole
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of mole
Ancestry of “mole”, step by step
mole traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Moll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Moll | A pet name for Mary |
| 2 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 3 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Middle English mole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mole | — |
| 2 | Old English | māl | speech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |