Etymology

pullen

pul·len
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Today it means: domestic fowl; poultry Full definition →

Middle English poleyn ← Old French polain ← Late Latin pullāmen
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  1. Late Latin · derived frompullāmen
  2. Old French · derived frompolain
  3. Middle English · inherited frompoleyn
  4. English todaypullen

From Middle English poleyn, from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen; compare pullet.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchpolain all →

Pulliam

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