Where does “poultrywoman” come from?
poultrywoman (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.
poultrywoman (English): A female poulterer
Definitions
- A female poulterer
Ancestry of “poultrywoman”, step by step
poultrywoman 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 |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |