Where does “molitio” come from?

molitio (Latin) comes from Latin molō, from Proto-Italic *melō — to grind.

molitio (Latin): undertaking, project of construction or labor, building

Definitions

  1. undertaking, project of construction or labor, building

Ancestry of “molitio”, step by step

molitio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin molō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolōto grind or mill
2Proto-Italic*melōto grind

via Latin mōlior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōliorto strive, endeavor, work at
2Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Italic *melō →Every word from Latin molō →