Where does “ramollir” come from?
ramollir (French) comes from French amollir, from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
ramollir (French): to soften, to mollify
Definitions
- to soften, to mollify
Ancestry of “ramollir”, step by step
ramollir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French amollir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amollir | to soften |
| 2 | Catalan | moll | moist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow |
| 3 | Manx | moyl | to cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | medullum | marrow |
| 5 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Latin mollīre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mollīre | — |