English
moulin
Moulin comes from Old French molin, from Late Latin molinum ‘mill’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind, crush’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mélh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*melō‘to grind’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolō‘to grind or mill’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolinum‘mill’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400molin
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600moulin
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind, crush’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mélh₂tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*melō‘to grind’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmolō‘to grind or mill’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmolinum‘mill’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400molin
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600moulin
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind, crush’
miller, meal, mild, mold, mole, mule, bonanza, muller, millet, camo, amalgam, malleable, melatonin, mullet, molar, maelstrom, mould, mull, martel, malm, amyl, 38 more
through Latin molō ‘to grind or mill’
through Late Latin molinum ‘mill’
Today it means
noun A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / moulin