Where does “molluscum contagiosum” come from?

molluscum contagiosum (English) comes 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 contagiosum (English): A viral infection of the skin or mucous...

Definitions

  1. A viral infection of the skin or mucous...

Ancestry of “molluscum contagiosum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolluscussoft
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis—
4Proto-Italicmoldus—
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →