Etymology

intermolt

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Today it means: Between molts. Full definition →

English molt ← Middle English mouten ← Old English *mutian
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  9. Latinmūtō
  10. Old English*mutian
  11. Middle Englishmouten
  12. Englishmoult
  13. Englishmolt
  14. English todayintermolt

From inter- + molt.

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