Where does “moillier” come from?

moillier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, 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.

moillier (Old French): to wet

Definitions

  1. to wet

Ancestry of “moillier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
2Latinmolliāresoak, drench
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “moillier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →