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Where does “emollescence” come from?

emollescence (English) comes from Latin mollēscere, from Latin mollere, 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.

emollescence (English): That degree of softness in a body beginning to...

Definitions

  1. That degree of softness in a body beginning to...

Ancestry of “emollescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmollēscere—
2Latinmollereto be soft
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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