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Where does “ramolit” come from?

ramolit (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.

ramolit (Romanian): having lost one's wits or intellect ; decrepit,...

Definitions

  1. having lost one's wits or intellect ; decrepit,...

Ancestry of “ramolit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchramollirto soften, to mollify; to weaken , to soften up;...
2Frenchamollirto soften
3Catalanmollmoist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow
4Manxmoylto cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,...
5Vulgar Latinmedullummarrow
6Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
7Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
8Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
9Old Latinstlocus—
10Proto-Italicstlokos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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