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
Ancestry of “unemollient”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēmolliō | — |
| 5 | Latin | molliō | — |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |