mitraille
French
noun
Definitions
- grapeshot
- (informal) dosh, dough (money)
Etymology
Derived from Old French mitaille (hence scrap iron, then grapeshot, small coins, old iron) derived from Old Dutch mite (something small) derived from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (biting insect, cutter, literally).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mītǭ
Gloss
biting insect, cutter, literally
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mitraglia Italian
- mitragliare Italian
- mitragliere Italian
- mitraillade French
- mitraillage French
- mitrailler French
- mitraillette French
- mitrailleur French
- mitrailleuse French
- ametrallar Spanish, Castilian
- metralla Spanish, Castilian
- *mey- Proto-Indo-European
- metralha Portuguese
- *mītǭ Proto-Germanic
- mīte Old English
- mitaille Old French
- metralla Galician
- mīte Middle Dutch
- mite Old Dutch