Etymology

multure

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Today it means: A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground. Full definition →

Middle English multūr ← Old French molture ← Medieval Latin molitura
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frommolitura
  2. Old French · derived frommolture
  3. Middle English · inherited frommultūr
  4. English todaymulture

From Middle English multūr, from Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.

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