Where does “מול” come from?

מול (Hebrew) comes from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.

מול (Hebrew): Opposite, against, facing; A mole

Definitions

  1. Opposite, against, facing; A mole

Ancestry of “מול”, step by step

מול traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English molé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoléAlternative spelling of mole
2EnglishMollA pet name for Mary
3EnglishmaryA male homosexual
4Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Old FrenchMarie
6LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
7Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
8Hebrewמִרְיָם
9Aramaicמריםbitter
10Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via French moûle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoûle
2Old Frenchmoulemussel
3Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
4Latinmūsculusa small mouse
5Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
6Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Hebrew מאול

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמאול
2Hebrewאול
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים