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poult

Meaninga hen

Common meaning: a young fowl

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pu-‘beget, produce’source
  2. Late Latinpulla‘a hen’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsa hen → a chickenpoulet‘a chicken’source
  4. Middle Englishpultesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa chicken → a young fowlpoult‘a young fowl’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin pulla ‘a hen’.

Source words

  • pulla Late Latin · source word “a hen”

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