Where does “amolentar” come from?

amolentar (Galician) comes from Galician mol, from Old Portuguese mole, 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.

amolentar (Galician): to make soft, to soften

Definitions

  1. to make soft, to soften

Ancestry of “amolentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmolsoft; flexible, pliant; weak, lacking strength
2Old Portuguesemolesoft
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →