The story
- Latin · derived frommollis“soft, tender, flexible”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρθένος“maiden”
- English todayparthemollin
From Parthenice mollis + -in, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “maiden”) + -ική (-ikḗ) + Latin mollis (“soft, tender, flexible”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπαρθένος all →
parthenogenesisparthen-partheniacParthenicparthenophiliaParthenos
Latinmollis all →
mullermullmulleinmollifymollinmolassemolletonmollipilosemollisol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.