Where does “buidelmol” come from?
buidelmol (Dutch) comes from Dutch mol, from French mol, from Old French mol, 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.
buidelmol (Dutch): marsupial mole, any animal of the two species...
Definitions
- marsupial mole, any animal of the two species...
Ancestry of “buidelmol”, step by step
buidelmol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mol | A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae; A... |
| 2 | French | mol | form of mou used in the masculine singular before... |
| 3 | Old French | mol | soft |
| 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 Dutch buidel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buidel | A pouch, small closed bag or purse; The pouch... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | budel | — |
| 3 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |