Where does “emmotllable” come from?
emmotllable (Catalan) comes from Catalan emmotllar, from Catalan motlle, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
emmotllable (Catalan): pliable, moldable
Definitions
- pliable, moldable
Ancestry of “emmotllable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | emmotllar | to mold to shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to |
| 2 | Catalan | motlle | mold |
| 3 | Old Catalan | motle | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |