malaxo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω (malássō, to soften), from μαλακός (malakós, soft).

Verb

malaxō (present infinitive malaxāre, perfect active malaxāvī, supine malaxātum); first conjugation

  1. to soften, to knead

Conjugation

  • malacissō

Descendants

  • English: malax, malaxate
  • French: malaxer
  • Italian: malassare
  • ? Sicilian: malassata (omelette)

References

  • malaxo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • malaxo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.