Where does “モルデント” come from?

モルデント (Japanese) comes from German Mordent, from Italian mordente, from Latin mordens, from Latin mordeo, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

モルデント (Japanese): mordent

Definitions

  1. mordent

Ancestry of “モルデント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMordentmordent
2Italianmordentepresent participle of mordere; biting; mordant,...
3Latinmordensgnawing, stinging, eroding
4Latinmordeoto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
5Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
6Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeo →