Where does “Valea Muierii de Jos” come from?
Valea Muierii de Jos (Romanian) comes from Romanian muiere, from Romanian muia, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.
Ancestry of “Valea Muierii de Jos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | muiere | woman; wife; the action of soaking, dousing,... |
| 2 | Romanian | muia | to wet, moisten, douse, soak; to soften; to dip ... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 5 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 6 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |