Where does “nonpoultry” come from?
nonpoultry (English) comes from English poultry, from Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
nonpoultry (English): Not of or pertaining to poultry
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to poultry
Ancestry of “nonpoultry”, step by step
nonpoultry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poultry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poultry | Domestic fowl raised for food; The meat from a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pultrie | Poultry; A location for the marketing and retail... |
| 3 | Old French | pouleterie | — |
| 4 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 5 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |