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Where does “blandior” come from?

blandior (Latin) comes from Latin blandus, from Proto-Indo-European mland-, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

blandior (Latin): I flatter, fawn; I delude; more pleasant etc

Definitions

  1. I flatter, fawn; I delude; more pleasant etc

Ancestry of “blandior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinblanduspleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmland-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “blandior”

  • blandire
  • blandimentum
  • blandiendus
  • blandiens
  • blanditurus
  • blanditus
  • blandiri
  • blandio
  • blandire
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