myEtymology.com: English etymology of mule

1. Etymology of the English word mule

the English word mule

derived from the Old French word mul

derived from the Medieval Latin word mulus (mule)

derived from the Classical Latin word mullus (red mullet)

derived from the Greek word mullos

Dutch muilezel, French mulet, German Maulesel, German Maultier, Icelandic múlasni, Italian mulo, Lithuanian mulas, Polish muł, Provençal mulet, Russian мyл, Spanish muleto, Swedish mulosna

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derived from the English word mule

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