Where does “mulierosity” come from?
mulierosity (English) comes from Latin mulierositas, from Latin mulierosus, from Latin mulier, from Latin mollior, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.
mulierosity (English): A fondness for women
Ancestry of “mulierosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mulierositas | fondness for, or love of women |
| 2 | Latin | mulierosus | fond of women |
| 3 | Latin | mulier | a woman, female; a wife; a coward, poltroon |
| 4 | Latin | mollior | softer, milder, weaker etc; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 6 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |