Where does “ramoleală” come from?
ramoleală (Romanian) comes from Romanian ramoli, from French ramollir, from French amollir, from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
ramoleală (Romanian): senility, second childhood
Definitions
- senility, second childhood
Ancestry of “ramoleală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ramoli | to weaken |
| 2 | French | ramollir | to soften, to mollify |
| 3 | French | amollir | to soften |
| 4 | Catalan | moll | moist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow |
| 5 | Manx | moyl | to cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | medullum | marrow |
| 7 | Latin | medulla | marrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative... |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |