Where does “metralla” come from?

metralla (Spanish) comes from French mitraille, from Old French mitaille, from Old French mite — cat; small coin.

metralla (Spanish): grapeshot; shrapnel

Definitions

  1. grapeshot; shrapnel

Ancestry of “metralla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmitraillegrapeshot; dosh, dough; first-person singular...
2Old Frenchmitaillesmall coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then...
3Old Frenchmitecat; small coin

Words derived from “metralla”

Every word from Old French mite →Every word from Old French mitaille →Every word from French mitraille →