Where does “molletta” come from?
molletta (Italian) comes from Italian molla, from Italian mollare, 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.
molletta (Italian): hairgrip; clothes peg; tongs
Definitions
- hairgrip; clothes peg; tongs
Ancestry of “molletta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | molla | spring; tongs; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | mollare | to let go, get off; to drop, maroon; to cast off |
| 3 | Italian | molle | soft; flabby; weak, feeble |
| 4 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 5 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |