English
malako-
Malako- comes from Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαλακόςmalakós‘soft’
- Englishtodaymalako-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμαλακόςmalakós‘soft’
- Englishtodaymalako-
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
through Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’
Today it means
prefix —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μαλακός / malako-