Where does “molitor” come from?

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

molitor (Latin): miller

Definitions

  1. miller

Ancestry of “molitor”, step by step

molitor 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)
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