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Where does “moudre” come from?

moudre (French) comes from Old French moudre, from Latin molō, from Proto-Italic *melō.

moudre (French): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “moudre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoudreto grind
2Latinmolō—
3Proto-Italic*melō—

Words derived from “moudre”

  • moulage
  • муляж
  • mouler
  • moulure
  • moulage
  • remoudre
  • moule
  • remous
  • démouler
  • motllura
  • moluur
  • mul
Every word from Proto-Italic *melō →