verb/ablandeˈθeɾ/
to soften
Etymology tree Spanish a- Spanish blando Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Old Spanish -ecer Spanish -ecer Spanish ablandecer From a- + blando + -ecer.