mouton

Norman

noun
Definitions
  • (Jersey) sheep
  • (Jersey) mutton
  • (Jersey) battering ram

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mouton (sheep) inherited from Latin moltō derived from Gaulish *multon- (sheep) derived from Proto-Celtic *moltos (sheep, wether, ram).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*moltos

Gloss

sheep, wether, ram

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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