Morpheme
Malac(e) [Malace, Malac]
Type
bound base
Denotation
mollusk; literally soft, tender, gentle, mild
Etymology
Latinized form of Ancient Greek malakós
Evidence
archaeomalacology, bronchomalacia, cardiomalacia, cerebromalacia, chondromalacia, craniomalacia, encephalomalacia, hepatomalacia, keratomalacia, laryngomalacia, leukoencephalomalacia, leukomalacia, malacia, malacic, malacocoenosis, malacofauna, malacofaunal, malacoid, malacological, malacologist, malacology, malacophagous, malacophagy, malacophilous, malacophily, malacophyllous, malacostomous, malacostracologist, malacostracology, malacozoological, malacozoology, myelomalacia, odontomalacia, osteomalacia, paleomalacology, polioencephalomalacia, scleromalacia, tracheomalacia
