Where does “mulcte” come from?

mulcte (Middle French) comes from Latin mulcta, from Latin multa, from Proto-Italic *moltā — A monetary penalty; a fine.

mulcte (Middle French): fine

Definitions

  1. fine

Ancestry of “mulcte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmulctaAlternative spelling of multa; fine
2Latinmultafine, monetary penalty;...
3Proto-Italic*moltāA monetary penalty; a fine

Words derived from “mulcte”

Every word from Proto-Italic *moltā →Every word from Latin multa →Every word from Latin mulcta →
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