poult

The story

1. Latin · derived frompulla
2. Old French · derived frompoulet“young fowl”
3. Middle English · inherited frompult
4. English todaypoult

From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).