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Where does “muelle” come from?

muelle (Spanish) comes from Catalan moll, from Manx moyl, from Vulgar Latin medullum, from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.

muelle (Spanish): soft, mild; spring; wharf, quay, pier, dock

Definitions

  1. soft, mild; spring; wharf, quay, pier, dock

Ancestry of “muelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmollmoist; weak; marrow, as in bone marrow
2Manxmoylto cheer, praise, recommend, compliment, commend,...
3Vulgar Latinmedullummarrow
4Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
5Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus—
8Proto-Italicstlokos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “muelle”

  • mollar
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