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Where does “mouiller” come from?

mouiller (French) comes from Old French moillier, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, 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.

mouiller (French): to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water;...

Definitions

  1. to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water;...

Ancestry of “mouiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoillierto wet
2Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
3Latinmolliāre—
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mouiller”

  • remouiller
  • mouilleur
  • amouillante
  • mouillette
  • mouillure
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