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Where does “mojar” come from?

mojar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mojar (Spanish): to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip

Definitions

  1. to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip

Ancestry of “mojar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
2Latinmolliāre—
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mojar”

  • mojito
  • mojado
  • mojado
  • mojito
  • mojo
  • 莫希托
  • 莫吉托
  • mojito
  • mojito
  • modżajto
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