English
Pulliam
Pulliam comes from Anglo-Norman pulain ‘foal, colt’, and goes back to Latin pullus ‘animal young’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpullus‘animal young’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEpullāmen
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400polain‘foal, colt’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400pulain‘foal, colt’
- EnglishtodayPulliam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpullus‘animal young’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEpullāmen
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400polain‘foal, colt’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400pulain‘foal, colt’
- EnglishtodayPulliam
Linked words
through Latin pullus ‘animal young’
pony, poultry, poussin, poulter, 13 more
through Old French polain ‘foal, colt’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pullus / Pulliam