Where does “моллюсковый” come from?

моллюсковый (Russian) comes from Russian моллюск, from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin molluscus, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.

моллюсковый (Russian): mollusc

Definitions

  1. mollusc

Ancestry of “моллюсковый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмоллюскmollusc
2Frenchmollusquemollusc
3New LatinMollusca
4Latinmolluscussoft
5Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
6Latinmolduis
7Proto-Italicmoldus
8Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-