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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

  1. emollient; third-person plural present indicative...

Ancestry of “émollient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemolliēns—
2Latinēmolliō—
3Latinmolliō—
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “émollient”

  • emollient
  • emolliently
  • unemollient
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