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Where does “mollis” come from?

mollis (French) comes from French mollir, 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.

mollis (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “mollis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmollirto mollify, become soft; to ease off or die down;...
2Latinmolliō—
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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