Etymograph

English

Mule

Mule comes from Latin mūla ‘female mule, she-mule’, and goes back to mūlus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūlus‘a mule (pack animal)’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūla‘female mule, she-mule’
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mule
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. EnglishtodayMule

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūlus‘a mule (pack animal)’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūla‘female mule, she-mule’
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mule
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. EnglishtodayMule

Linked words

through Latin mūlus ‘a mule (pack animal)’

mulatto, 3 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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