Where does “mollicoso” come from?

mollicoso (Italian) comes from Italian mollica, 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.

mollicoso (Italian): crumbly

Definitions

crumbly

Ancestry of “mollicoso”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	mollica	crumb, breadcrumb (soft internal portion of bread)
2	Vulgar Latin	*mollīca	—
3	Latin	mollis	soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4	Latin	molduis	—
5	Proto-Italic	moldus	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	*ml̥dus	soft, weak
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meld-	to soften, to melt

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