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Where does “molde” come from?

molde (Spanish) comes 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.

molde (Spanish): mold, cast; pan, tin

Definitions

  1. mold, cast; pan, tin

Ancestry of “molde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanmotle—
2Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “molde”

  • moldear
  • molde
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