French word mollir comes from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)moldus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *(h₂)moldus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| mollis | Latin (lat) | (New Latin) Used as a species epithet.. Mild, tender. Pliant, flexible, supple. Soft, delicate to the touch. Tender, weak. |
| mol | Old French (fro) | |
| mol | Middle French (frm) | |
| mou | French (fra) | Lungs, lights (of a slaughtered animal) (informal) pansy, spineless. Soft, pliable. |
| mollir | French (fra) | (intransitive, rare) to ease off or die down; to relent, abate, give way. (intransitive, rare) to mollify, become soft. |