Where does “mou” come from?

mou (French) comes 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.

mou (French): soft, pliable; pansy, spineless; lungs, lights

Definitions

  1. soft, pliable; pansy, spineless; lungs, lights

Ancestry of “mou”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mou”

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