Where does “pullet” come from?
Pullet comes from Middle English polet, from Old French poulet, from French poule, from Latin pullus meaning young animal or young fowl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European polH-.
pullet (English): A young hen, especially one less than a year old;...
Definitions
- A young hen, especially one less than a year old;...
Ancestry of “pullet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | polet | Alternative form of pulet |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | pullet | — |
| 3 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 4 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 6 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |