Where does “ramollissement” come from?
ramollissement (English) comes from French ramollissement, from French ramollir, from French amollir, from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
ramollissement (English): A morbid softening of some organ or tissue of the...
Definitions
- A morbid softening of some organ or tissue of the...
Ancestry of “ramollissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ramollissement | softening |
| 2 | French | ramollir | to soften, to mollify |
| 3 | French | amollir | to soften |
| 4 | Catalan | moll | moist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow |
| 5 | Manx | moyl | to cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | medullum | marrow |
| 7 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |