Where does “mollusque” come from?
mollusque (French) comes from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin molluscus, 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.
mollusque (French): mollusc
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