Where does “contramolde” come from?
contramolde (Spanish) comes from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
contramolde (Spanish): fossil cast
Definitions
- fossil cast
Ancestry of “contramolde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | molde | mold, cast; pan, tin |
| 2 | Old Catalan | motle | — |
| 3 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |