Where does “emolliently” come from?
emolliently (English) comes from English emollient, from French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, from Latin ēmolliō, from Latin molliō, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
emolliently (English): In an emollient manner
Definitions
- In an emollient manner
Ancestry of “emolliently”, step by step
emolliently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emollient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emollient | Something which softens or lubricates the skin;... |
| 2 | French | émollient | emollient; third-person plural present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | emolliēns | softening |
| 4 | Latin | ēmolliō | to soften |
| 5 | Latin | molliō | to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |