Where does “moulin” come from?
moulin (French) comes from Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
moulin (French): mill; windmill; moulin
Definitions
- mill; windmill; moulin
Ancestry of “moulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moulin | mill |
| 2 | Old French | molin | mill |
| 3 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 4 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |