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Where does “mulierositas” come from?

mulierositas (Latin) comes from Latin mulierosus, from Latin mulier, from Latin mollior, 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.

mulierositas (Latin): fondness for, or love of women

Definitions

  1. fondness for, or love of women

Ancestry of “mulierositas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmulierosusfond of women
2Latinmuliera woman, female; a wife; a coward, poltroon
3Latinmolliorsofter, milder, weaker etc; first-person singular...
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mulierositas”

  • mulierosity
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