mullein
English
/ˈmʌlɨn/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, that have yellow flowers and downy leaves; the .
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English moleyne derived from moleine derived from Proto-Celtic *melinos (yellow) derived from Latin mollis (soft, weak, mild, tender, elegiac, pliant, gentle).
Origin
Latin
mollis
Gloss
soft, weak, mild, tender, elegiac, pliant, gentle
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
弱
Emoji
🍦 🔈️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mollin English
- molli Finnish
- mollesco Latin
- molliculus Latin
- mollificare Latin
- mollis Latin
- molliter Latin
- mollitia Latin
- mollities Latin
- mollitudo Latin
- mollugo Latin
- Moll German
- mollig German
- molle French
- *mel- Proto-Indo-European
- moleyne Middle English
- mola Esperanto
- moll Icelandic
- melyn Welsh
- melyngoch Welsh
- penfelyn Welsh
- mo Norman
- mole Old Portuguese
- *melinos Proto-Celtic
- *moldus Proto-Italic
- melen Romansh
- mol Friulian
- moło Venetian
- melen Breton
- moleine xno
- melyn Middle Welsh