Where does “Muldertorture” come from?
Muldertorture (English) comes from English Mulder, from Dutch mulder, from Middle Dutch molre, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Muldertorture (English): Physical and psychological harm inflicted on the...
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- Physical and psychological harm inflicted on the...
Ancestry of “Muldertorture”, step by step
Muldertorture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mulder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mulder | — |
| 2 | Dutch | mulder | A miller |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | molre | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīnārius | miller |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English torture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torture | intentional causing of somebody's experiencing... |
| 2 | Middle English | torture | — |
| 3 | Old French | torture | — |
| 4 | Latin | tortūra | a twisting, wreathing |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |