Where does “molo” come from?
molo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian molo, from Ancient Greek μῶλος, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.
molo (Norwegian Bokmål): a mole
Ancestry of “molo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | molo | jetty, pier, mole, quay, dock; first-person... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῶλος | toil and moil of war, turmoil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₃- | to cause toil, be a burden; to exert |