moellon

Meaning

rubblestone

Concepts

rubble

rubble stone

Translations

pietra

🪨

moloz taşı

Baustein

bloksteen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mwa.lɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: moilon

Inherited from Latin: mūtulus

Cognate with Italian: modiglione

Cognate with Spanish: mojón

In summary

From an alteration of Old French moilon (influenced by moelle), itself probably from a Vulgar Latin *mūtuliōnem, from Latin mūtulus (“stone or wood overhang”). Compare Italian modiglione; cf. also Spanish mojón. Doublet of modillon, taken from Italian.