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Mutton etymology

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English word mutton comes from Proto-Celtic *moltos (Ram, wether.)

Detailed word origin of mutton

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*moltos Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) Ram, wether.
*multon- Gaulish (cel-gau) Sheep.
moltō Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
molto Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) wether.
mouton Old French (fro) Mutton (meat). Sheep (animal).
mutton English (en) (Cockney rhyming slang) deaf. (obsolete, slang) A prostitute.. (typography, _, slang) Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.. The flesh of sheep used as food.