Where does “emollitus” come from?

emollitus (Latin) comes from Latin ēmolliō, from Latin molliō, 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.

emollitus (Latin): softened; enervated

Definitions

  1. softened; enervated

Ancestry of “emollitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēmolliōto soften
2Latinmolliōto soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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