Where does “mulinetă” come from?
mulinetă (Romanian) comes from French moulinet, from French moulin, from Middle French moulin, from Old French molin, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mulinetă (Romanian): reel
Definitions
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Ancestry of “mulinetă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | moulinet | small mill |
| 2 | French | moulin | mill; windmill; moulin |
| 3 | Middle French | moulin | mill |
| 4 | Old French | molin | mill |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |