Reconstruction:Latin/molliare

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From mollis (soft) +‎ -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Compare the Classical mollīre (soften), which it mostly displaced in Romance. For the sense development from "soften" to "soak", compare German einweichen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*molliāre (Proto-Romance)

  1. soak, drench

Descendants

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References

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