Old English muscelle was borrowed from the Latin mussel form represented as Medieval Latin mūscula or Vulgar Latin *muscula.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0109borrowingprobable
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muscelle
a mussel
OPEN NODE 127 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · Medieval or Vulgar Latin · molluskmūscula
a mussel
OPEN NODE 128 ↗01
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The Latin mollusk name entered Old English without a major semantic change.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
probable — The borrowing is secure; the sources differ on whether to label the immediate Latin register Medieval or Vulgar Latin.
reviewed
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SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Mussel — Word HistoryVulgar Latin *muscula
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Mussel — Word HistoryMedieval Latin mūscula
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Sources use different labels for the Latin register.
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