Etymograph

English

mulato

Mulato comes from Spanish mulato ‘mulatto’, from mulo ‘mule’, and ultimately from Latin mūlus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūlus‘a mule (pack animal)’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentmulo‘mule’
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmulato‘mulatto’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūlus‘a mule (pack animal)’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentmulo‘mule’
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmulato‘mulatto’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Latin mūlus

Today it means

noun a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), related to the poblano and usually sold dried.

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

Etymograph / Latin mūlus / mulato

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