Where does “molisc” come from?

molisc (Haitian Creole) comes from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin molluscus, 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.

molisc (Haitian Creole): mollusc

Definitions

  1. mollusc

Ancestry of “molisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmollusquemollusc
2New LatinMollusca—
3Latinmolluscussoft
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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