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Where does “molluscicide” come from?

molluscicide (English) comes from English mollusc, from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin molluscus, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.

molluscicide (English): A substance that kills molluscs; To kill molluscs

Definitions

  1. A substance that kills molluscs; To kill molluscs

Ancestry of “molluscicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolluscA soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum...
2Frenchmollusquemollusc
3New LatinMollusca—
4Latinmolluscussoft
5Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
6Latinmolduis—
7Proto-Italicmoldus—
8Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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