Etymology

muid

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Today it means: An old French liquid measure of approximately 274.2 litres. Full definition →

French muid ← Latin modius
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommodius
  2. French · borrowed frommuid
  3. English todaymuid

Borrowed from French muid, from Latin modius. Doublet of modius and mud.

Words from the same roots

Latinmodius all →

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