Where does “mollicume” come from?

mollicume (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.

mollicume (Italian): breadcrumbs, crumbs

Definitions

  1. breadcrumbs, crumbs

Ancestry of “mollicume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmollicacrumb, breadcrumb (soft internal portion of bread)
2Vulgar Latin*mollīca—
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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