Where does “mollarder” come from?

mollarder (French) comes from French mollard, from French mou, from Old French mol, 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.

mollarder (French): to spit, gob

Definitions

  1. to spit, gob

Ancestry of “mollarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmollardspit wad
2Frenchmousoft, pliable; pansy, spineless; lungs, lights
3Old Frenchmolsoft
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →