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Where does “mulierosus” come from?

mulierosus (Latin) comes 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.

mulierosus (Latin): fond of women

Definitions

  1. fond of women

Ancestry of “mulierosus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mulierosus”

  • mulierosity
  • mulierositas
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