Where does “mailloche” come from?
mailloche (French) comes from French mailler, from French maille, from Late Latin medalia, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
mailloche (French): beetle; rake; a mallet drumstick
Definitions
- beetle; rake; a mallet drumstick
Ancestry of “mailloche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mailler | to mesh; to work, to pursue an activity for... |
| 2 | French | maille | stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth... |
| 3 | Late Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |