Where does “mola” come from?

mola (Esperanto) comes from French molle, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mola (Esperanto): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “mola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmollefeminine singular of mou; pepper tree
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis—
4Proto-Italicmoldus—
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →