Where does “mollet” come from?

mollet (French) comes 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.

mollet (French): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “mollet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mollet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →
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