moult
English
/moʊlt/, /mɒlt/, /məʊlt/
noun
Definitions
- The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
- The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mouten inherited from Old English *mutian derived from Latin mūtō, mūtāre, muto.
Origin
Latin
mūtō, mūtāre, muto
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- intermoult English
- moulter English
- postmoult English
- premoult English
- mūtō, mūtāre, muto Latin
- mudar Spanish, Castilian
- *mutian Old English
- mouten Middle English
- mudar Old Spanish