Reconstruction:Latin/molliare

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.

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Etymology edit

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.

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Verb edit

*molliāre (Proto-Romance)

  1. soak, drench

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