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multo
Gaulish/Latin · ancient
"sheep"
a Gaulish-derived word for sheep used in Vulgar Latin
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moton
Old French · medieval
"sheep, mutton"
used for both the sheep and its meat
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mutton
English · medieval
"the meat of sheep"
adopted for the meat, while "sheep" stayed the native English word for the animal
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