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Where does “blandus” come from?

blandus (Latin) comes 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.

blandus (Latin): pleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,...

Definitions

  1. pleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,...

Ancestry of “blandus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blandus”

  • bland
  • blandly
  • blandness
  • blandify
  • blander
  • blando
  • blanda
  • blanditer
  • blandi
  • perblandus
  • blandire
  • blandities
  • blandiens
  • blandiendus
  • blanditurus
  • blandior
  • blanditus
  • blandiri
  • blandio
  • Blandina
  • blande
  • blanditia
  • blandimentum
  • ablandamiento
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