Where does “molluscum” come from?
molluscum (English) comes from Latin molluscum, from Latin molluscus, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
molluscum (English): Any of various skin diseases marked by soft,...
Definitions
- Any of various skin diseases marked by soft,...
Ancestry of “molluscum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | molluscum | a kind of fungus that grows on the maple tree;... |
| 2 | Latin | molluscus | soft |
| 3 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 4 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |