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