Where does “amollissement” come from?
amollissement (French) comes from French amollir, from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
amollissement (French): softening
Ancestry of “amollissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | amollir | to soften |
| 2 | Catalan | moll | moist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow |
| 3 | Manx | moyl | to cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | medullum | marrow |
| 5 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |