Where does “Mole” come from?

Mole (German) comes from Italian molo, from Ancient Greek μῶλος, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

Mole (German): jetty, mole

Definitions

  1. jetty, mole

Ancestry of “Mole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmolojetty, pier, mole, quay, dock; first-person...
2Ancient Greekμῶλοςtoil and moil of war, turmoil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert

Words derived from “Mole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῶλος →Every word from Italian molo →