Where does “Mollusca” come from?

Mollusca (Translingual) comes from Latin mollusca, from Latin molluscus, 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.

Mollusca (Translingual): The molluscs

Definitions

  1. The molluscs

Ancestry of “Mollusca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmolluscaa kind of soft nut with a thin shell; ablative...
2Latinmolluscussoft
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “Mollusca”

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