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Where does “mollare” come from?

mollare (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.

mollare (Italian): to let go, get off; to drop, maroon; to cast off

Definitions

  1. to let go, get off; to drop, maroon; to cast off

Ancestry of “mollare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mollare”

  • molleggiare
  • molleggiamento
  • mollemente
  • rammollire
  • mollasse
  • rammollimento
  • mollare
  • molla
  • molletta
  • ammollire
  • mollo
  • molle
  • mollone
  • mola
  • ραμολιμέντο
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