Where does “unemollient” come from?
unemollient (English) comes from English emollient, from French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, from Latin ēmolliō, from Latin molliō, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
unemollient (English): Not emollient
Definitions
- Not emollient
Ancestry of “unemollient”, step by step
unemollient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emollient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emollient | Something which softens or lubricates the skin;... |
| 2 | French | émollient | emollient; third-person plural present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | emolliēns | softening |
| 4 | Latin | ēmolliō | to soften |
| 5 | Latin | molliō | to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |