Etymology of the French word moulin
the French word
moulinderived from the Old French word
molinderived from the Latin word
molinumderived from the Late Latin word
molinusderived from the Latin word
molere (grind)
derived from the Latin word
mola (millstone; millstone; ground meal; mill)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*melə-Date
The earliest known usage of moulin in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
mouliner,
moulinetDerivations in other languages
English
moulinCognates
Catalan
molí, Danish
molle, Dutch
molen, English
mill, German
Mühle, Icelandic
mylla, Italian
molino, Portuguese
moinho, Provençal
molin, Spanish
molino
