Where does “amouillante” come from?

amouillante (French) comes from French mouiller, from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.

amouillante (French): About to calve

Definitions

  1. About to calve

Ancestry of “amouillante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmouillerto make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water;...
2Old Frenchmoillierto wet
3Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
4Latinmolliāresoak, drench
5Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
6Latinmolduis
7Proto-Italicmoldus
8Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus
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