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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

  1. woman; wife; the action of soaking, dousing,...

Ancestry of “muiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuiato wet, moisten, douse, soak; to soften; to dip ...
2Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
3Latinmolliāre—
4Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5Latinmolduis—
6Proto-Italicmoldus—
7Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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