1. Etymology of the French word mauve
the Old French word mauve
Date
The earliest known usage of mauve in French dates from the 13th century.Derivations in French
mauvis, mauvéine, mauvâtre, mauveDerivations in other languages
English mauve, Italian mauve, Romanian movCognates
Dutch malve, English mallow, German Malve, Italian malva, Latin malva, Provençal malva, Russian мaльвa, Spanish malva, Swedish malvaUsage
Word found in Old French2. Etymology of the French word mauve
derived from the French word mauve