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mulleus.

of a red color (said of shoes)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmʊl.le.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈmul.le.us]
  1. of a red color (said of shoes)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    calcei mullei
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From mullus (“mullet”), but considered folk etymology * From Proto-Indo-European *ml̥n-eyo-s, from *melh₂-. Cognates include Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”), Sanskrit मल॑ (mála, “dirt, filth, dust”), Latvian męl̃ns, and Old Prussian melne. Driessen rejects the connection with adj. in **-no- meaning 'black' since Proto-Italic **melnos ~ **mlnos would not yield Lat. mullus but **melnus ~ **blanus, cf. blandus (“soft”). * From Proto-Italic *molwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥-wo-s, whence also Latvian mul̃vas (“reddish, yellowish”).

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