Where does “mamelon” come from?

mamelon (French) comes from French mamelle, from Latin mamilla, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mamelon (French): nipple; hillock, knoll

Definitions

  1. nipple; hillock, knoll

Ancestry of “mamelon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmamellebreast; nipple
2Latinmamillabreast; nipple, teat
3Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “mamelon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →
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