Where does “molluska” come from?

molluska (Finnish) comes from Latin molluscum, from Latin molluscus, 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.

molluska (Finnish): molluscum contagiosum

Definitions

  1. molluscum contagiosum

Ancestry of “molluska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolluscuma kind of fungus that grows on the maple tree;...
2Latinmolluscussoft
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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