Where does “mollycoddle” come from?
mollycoddle (English) comes from English Molly, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
mollycoddle (English): A person, especially a man or a boy, who is...
Definitions
- A person, especially a man or a boy, who is...
Ancestry of “mollycoddle”, step by step
mollycoddle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Molly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Molly | The crystalline or powdered form of MDMA; A Molly... |
| 2 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 3 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |