Etymology of the English word surmullet
the English word
surmulletderived from the French word
sormuletderived from the Old French word
sorderived from the Old French word
mulletderived from the Classical Latin word
mullus (red mullet)
derived from the Greek word
mullosDate
The earliest known usage of surmullet in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
