English
mamelon
Mamelon comes from French mamelon ‘nipple’, from Latin mamilla ‘breast’, and ultimately from mamma.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmamma‘breast’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmamilla‘breast’diminutive of mamma
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmamelle‘nipple’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmamelon‘nipple’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmamma‘breast’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmamilla‘breast’diminutive of mamma
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmamelle‘nipple’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmamelon‘nipple’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek μάμμη ‘mother's breast’
through Latin mamma ‘breast’
Today it means
noun A hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mamma / mamelon