English
Molene
Molene comes from Breton Molenez.
- BretonmodernMolenez
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMolène
- EnglishtodayMolene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- BretonmodernMolenez
- Frenchc. 1600–presentMolène
- EnglishtodayMolene
A compound of moal ‘bald’ + enez ‘island’
Proto-Celtic *mailos ‘bald’
Proto-Brythonic *moɨl
xbm moel
Breton moal ‘bald’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂
Proto-Celtic *enistī ‘island’
Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs ‘island’
Old Breton inis
xbm enes
Breton enez ‘island’
Every English word from Breton Molenez
Today it means
name An island off Brittany, France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Breton Molenez / Molene