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Where does “mullir” come from?

mullir (Spanish) comes from Latin mollīre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mullir (Spanish): to loosen

Definitions

  1. to loosen

Ancestry of “mullir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmollīre—
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis—
4Proto-Italicmoldus—
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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