Where does “mordiente” come from?
mordiente (Spanish) comes from Spanish morder, from Old Spanish morder.
mordiente (Spanish): mordant
Ancestry of “mordiente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | morder | to bite, to nip; to gnaw; to grasp, to clutch |
| 2 | Old Spanish | morder | — |