Where does “émollient” come from?
émollient (French) comes from Latin emolliēns, from Latin ēmolliō, from Latin molliō, 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.
émollient (French): emollient; third-person plural present indicative...
Definitions
- emollient; third-person plural present indicative...
Ancestry of “émollient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | emolliēns | softening |
| 2 | Latin | ēmolliō | to soften |
| 3 | Latin | molliō | to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |