Where does “demulcent” come from?

demulcent (Latin) comes from Latin demulceo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

demulcent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “demulcent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindemulceoI stroke down; I soften, soothe, allure
2Latinde-of; from
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Latin de- →Every word from Latin de →