Where does “マレット” come from?

マレット (Japanese) comes from English mullet, from Middle English molet, from Old French mulet, from Latin mullus, from Ancient Greek μύλλος — A kind of fish brought salted from the Black Sea;...

マレット (Japanese): a mallet; a mullet

Definitions

  1. a mallet; a mullet

Ancestry of “マレット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmulletA fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes)
2Middle Englishmolet—
3Old Frenchmuletmullet
4Latinmullusmullet
5Ancient GreekμύλλοςA kind of fish brought salted from the Black Sea;...
Every word from Ancient Greek μύλλος →Every word from Latin mullus →Every word from Old French mulet →