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

mollare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian molle

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

via Italian mollo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmollowet, damp, saturated, soaked; first-person...

Words derived from “mollare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus