Where does “mollica” come from?

mollica (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *mollīca, 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.

mollica (Italian): crumb, breadcrumb (soft internal portion of bread)

Definitions

  1. crumb, breadcrumb (soft internal portion of bread)

Ancestry of “mollica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mollica”

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