mollify
The origin and history of mollify.
Etymology
Mollify comes from Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis it can also be seen as Latin moll- plus -ify.
The origin and history of mollify.
Mollify comes from Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis it can also be seen as Latin moll- plus -ify.
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