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Where does “muleta” come from?

muleta (Spanish) comes from Spanish -eta, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

muleta (Spanish): crutch; muleta; Diminutive of mula; little mule

Definitions

  1. crutch; muleta; Diminutive of mula; little mule

Ancestry of “muleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-etafeminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “muleta”

  • muleta
  • muletazo
  • muletear
  • muleta
  • muleta
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