Where does “remollir” come from?
remollir (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.
remollir (Catalan): to soften
Definitions
- to soften
Ancestry of “remollir”, step by step
| 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 |