Where does “muyeriegu” come from?
muyeriegu (Asturian) comes from Asturian muyer, from Latin mulier, from Latin mollior, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
muyeriegu (Asturian): a womanizer, a ladies' man, a lady's man
Definitions
- a womanizer, a ladies' man, a lady's man
Ancestry of “muyeriegu”, step by step
muyeriegu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian muyer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | muyer | woman |
| 2 | Latin | mulier | a woman, female; a wife; a coward, poltroon |
| 3 | Latin | mollior | softer, milder, weaker etc; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Asturian iegu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | iegu | — |