Where does “moldura” come from?
moldura (Spanish) comes from Spanish moldadura, from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
moldura (Spanish): mold, molding
Definitions
- mold, molding
Ancestry of “moldura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | moldadura | mould |
| 2 | Portuguese | moldar | to mold / mould; to hew, work, shape |
| 3 | Portuguese | molde | mould, cast; model, example; printing mould |
| 4 | Spanish | molde | mold, cast; pan, tin |
| 5 | Old Catalan | motle | — |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |