Etymograph

English

ule

Ule comes from Spanish hule ‘natural rubber’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl ōlli ‘latex’.

  1. Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ōlli1‘latex’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presenthule1‘natural rubber’
  3. Englishtodayule1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English ule

Lineage

  1. Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ōlliWiktionary, English ule‘latex’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presenthuleWiktionary, English ule‘natural rubber’
  3. EnglishtodayuleWiktionary, English ule

Every English word from Classical Nahuatl ōlli

Today it means

noun A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilla elastica), related to the breadfruit tree, whose milky juice contains caoutchouc.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ule”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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