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