Where does “molluscivorous” come from?
molluscivorous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
molluscivorous (English): That eats molluscs
Definitions
- That eats molluscs
Ancestry of “molluscivorous”, step by step
molluscivorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English molluscivore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molluscivore | Any creature that eats molluscs |
| 2 | English | mollusc | A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum... |
| 3 | French | mollusque | mollusc |
| 4 | New Latin | Mollusca | — |
| 5 | Latin | molluscus | soft |
| 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 |