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Where does “moldadura” come from?

moldadura (Spanish) comes from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

moldadura (Spanish): mould

Definitions

  1. mould

Ancestry of “moldadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemoldarto mold / mould; to hew, work, shape
2Portuguesemoldemould, cast; model, example; printing mould
3Spanishmoldemold, cast; pan, tin
4Old Catalanmotle—
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “moldadura”

  • moldura
  • emoldurar
  • moldura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →