Where does “moloz” come from?

moloz (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مولوز, from Ancient Greek μόλος, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

moloz (Romanian): rubble, debris

Definitions

  1. rubble, debris

Ancestry of “moloz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمولوزrubble, fragments of broken stones used also as a building material
2Ancient Greekμόλοςdirt
3Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēsEvery word from Ancient Greek μόλοςEvery word from Ottoman Turkish مولوز