Where does “moldily” come from?
moldily (English) comes from English moldy, from English mold, from Middle English molde, from Old French modle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
moldily (English): Alternative spelling of mouldily
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of mouldily
Ancestry of “moldily”, step by step
moldily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moldy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moldy | Covered with mold; Stale or musty |
| 2 | English | mold | A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or... |
| 3 | Middle English | molde | dirt loose soil |
| 4 | Old French | modle | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |