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