Etymograph

English

mesclun

Mesclun comes from French mesclun, from Occitan ‘Occitan man’, and ultimately from Latin Occitānus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentmesclun
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentmesclun
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through French Occitan ‘Occitan man’

chai, beret, 3 more

Today it means

noun A mixture of small, young leaves as a salad

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

Etymograph / Latin Occitānus / mesclun

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