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Where does “lait de poule” come from?

lait de poule (French) comes from French lait, from Old French lait, from Vulgar Latin laitus, from Frankish laiþ, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lait de poule (French): eggnog

Definitions

  1. eggnog

Ancestry of “lait de poule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaitmilk; An individual serving of milk; milk, semen
2Old Frenchlaitmilk; ugly; horrific; awful; terrible
3Vulgar Latinlaitusunpleasant, ugly; unpleasant, disgusting, ugly
4Frankishlaiþunpleasant, obstinate, odious; unpleasant,...
5Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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