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molluscus.

soft

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[mɔlˈlʊs.kʊs]Classical-Latin[molˈlus.kus]
  1. soft

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

De Vaan explains the term as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus. This same Proto-Italic term was remade into the i-stem form mollis. According to De Vaan, molluscus probably derives from *moldusko-, from *mldu-sko-, itself from *ml̥dus before the term was transformed into an i-stem form.

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