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