Where does “moileth” come from?
moileth (English) comes from English moil, from Middle English mollen, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
Ancestry of “moileth”, step by step
moileth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moil | To toil, to work hard; To churn continually; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mollen | to soften by wetting |
| 3 | Old French | moillier | to wet |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |