English
malagma
Malagma comes from Latin malagma ‘emollient, poultice, cataplasm’, from Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰ́σσω ‘to soften’, and ultimately from μᾰλᾰκός ‘soft’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾰλᾰκόςmălăkós‘soft’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰλᾰ́σσωmălắssō‘to soften’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμάλαγμαmálagma‘an emollient’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalagma‘emollient, poultice, cataplasm’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾰλᾰκόςmălăkós‘soft’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμᾰλᾰ́σσωmălắssō‘to soften’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμάλαγμαmálagma‘an emollient’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalagma‘emollient, poultice, cataplasm’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
miller, mill, meal, mild, mold, mole, mould, mule, muller, camo, mullet, mull, melatonin, molar, moulin, moline, maelstrom, malleable, martel, amyl, malm, 38 more
through Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός ‘soft’
through Ancient Greek μάλαγμα ‘an emollient’
Today it means
noun A cataplasm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός / malagma