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