Where does “mullet” come from?
mullet (Portuguese) 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;...
mullet (Portuguese): mullet
Ancestry of “mullet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mullet | A fish of the family Mullidae , especially the... |
| 2 | Middle English | molet | — |
| 3 | Old French | mulet | mullet |
| 4 | Latin | mullus | mullet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μύλλος | A kind of fish brought salted from the Black Sea;... |