Where does “moldiness” come from?
moldiness (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.
moldiness (English): The state or degree of being moldy
Definitions
- The state or degree of being moldy
Ancestry of “moldiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |