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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | molle | soft; flabby; weak, feeble |
| 2 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 3 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Italian mollo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mollo | wet, damp, saturated, soaked; first-person... |