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Where does “moldura” come from?

moldura (Portuguese) comes from Spanish moldura, from Spanish moldadura, from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

moldura (Portuguese): frame

Definitions

  1. frame

Ancestry of “moldura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmolduramold, molding
2Spanishmoldaduramould
3Portuguesemoldarto mold / mould; to hew, work, shape
4Portuguesemoldemould, cast; model, example; printing mould
5Spanishmoldemold, cast; pan, tin
6Old Catalanmotle—
7Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos—
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “moldura”

  • emoldurar
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