malacia.
calm; dead calm;
Meaning & usage
a calm at sea, dead calm
loss of appetite, nausea
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor. Latin malacia Derived from Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā, “softness”), from μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós, “soft”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, malacus + -ia.
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