Where does “modillon” come from?
modillon (French) comes from Italian modiglione, from Vulgar Latin mutilionem, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
modillon (French): corbel
Definitions
- corbel
Ancestry of “modillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | modiglione | corbel, modillion, truss |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mutilionem | — |
| 3 | Latin | mutulus | projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of... |