Where does “mollame” come from?

mollame (Italian) comes from Italian molle, 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.

mollame (Italian): a quantity of a flabby substance

Definitions

  1. a quantity of a flabby substance

Ancestry of “mollame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmollesoft; flabby; weak, feeble
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis—
4Proto-Italicmoldus—
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →