English
Tulle
Tulle comes from Occitan Tula.
- Occitanc. 1500–presentTula
- EnglishtodayTulle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Occitanc. 1500–presentTula
- EnglishtodayTulle
The story
Unadapted borrowing from French Tulle, itself borrowed from Occitan Tula, named after Latin Tūtēla, from Latin tūtēla, from Latin tueor.
Every English word from Occitan Tula
Today it means
name A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Occitan Tula / Tulle