Where does “aiguamoll” come from?
aiguamoll (Catalan) comes from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
aiguamoll (Catalan): swamp, marsh
Definitions
- swamp, marsh
Ancestry of “aiguamoll”, step by step
aiguamoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan moll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | moll | moist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow |
| 2 | Manx | moyl | to cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | medullum | marrow |
| 4 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |