Where does “moulage” come from?
moulage (French) comes from French mouler, from French moûle, from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs — mouse.
moulage (French): casting, moulding
Ancestry of “moulage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mouler | to mould; to fit tightly; to grind, mill |
| 2 | French | moûle | — |
| 3 | Old French | moule | mussel |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | musclus | moss |
| 5 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “moulage”