Where does “pultrie” come from?

pultrie (Middle English) comes from Old French pouleterie, from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pultrie (Middle English): Poultry; A location for the marketing and retail...

Definitions

  1. Poultry; A location for the marketing and retail...

Ancestry of “pultrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpouleterie—
2Old Frenchpouletchicken
3Old Frenchpoulehen
4Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
5LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pultrie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →
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