Where does “moulure” come from?

moulure (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.

moulure (French): moulding (UK), molding (US)

Definitions

  1. moulding (UK), molding (US)

Ancestry of “moulure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoulerto mould; to fit tightly; to grind, mill
2Frenchmoûle—
3Old Frenchmoulemussel
4Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
5Latinmūsculusa small mouse
6Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
7Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “moulure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →
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