Where does “pappamolle” come from?

pappamolle (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.

pappamolle (Italian): namby-pamby, wuss, chickenshit, weakling, pushover, sissy, chicken, wimp, pansy

Definitions

  1. namby-pamby, wuss, chickenshit, weakling, pushover, sissy, chicken, wimp, pansy

Ancestry of “pappamolle”, step by step

pappamolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian molle

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

via Italian pappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpappababy food; pap, mush; third-person singular...
2Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →