Where does “molhadela” come from?
molhadela (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Molhada, from Portuguese molhar, from Old Portuguese mollar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
molhadela (Portuguese): a slight wetting
Ancestry of “molhadela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Molhada | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | molhar | to wet; to accidentally urinate on something |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mollar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |