Where does “mildiou” come from?

mildiou (French) comes from English mildew, from Middle English myldew, from Old English meledēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw — mildew.

mildiou (French): mildew

Definitions

  1. mildew

Ancestry of “mildiou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmildewA growth of minute powdery or webby fungi,...
2Middle Englishmyldewmildew fungal growth
3Old Englishmeledēawhoneydew, nectar
4Proto-West Germanic*milidauwmildew
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw →Every word from Old English meledēaw →Every word from Middle English myldew →
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