Etymograph

English

malaco-

Malaco- comes from Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαλακόςmalakós‘soft’
  2. Englishtodaymalaco-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαλακόςmalakós‘soft’
  2. Englishtodaymalaco-

Equivalent to malac- + -o-

Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’

English malac-

The story

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), the word that French mollusque (‘mollusk’), originally from Latin mollis (‘soft’) was meant to be a calque of.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘soft, weak’

miller, mill, meal, mild, mold, mole, mould, mule, muller, camo, mullet, mull, melatonin, molar, moulin, moline, maelstrom, malleable, martel, amyl, malm, 39 more

through Proto-Hellenic *məlakos

bonanza, 7 more

through Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’

amalgam, 5 more

Today it means

prefix Forms terms relating to molluscs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μαλακός / malaco-

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