Where does “moldensar” come from?
moldensar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Molde, from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “moldensar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Molde | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | moldar | to mold / mould; to hew, work, shape |
| 3 | Portuguese | molde | mould, cast; model, example; printing mould |
| 4 | Spanish | molde | mold, cast; pan, tin |
| 5 | Old Catalan | motle | — |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |