Are same words on Latin "mitis" and "mollis"?

Question

are same words on Latin "mitis" and "mollis"?
but form is different?

according to the dictionary
mitigate from "mitis" on Latin
mollify fron "mollis" of Latin.

Both means soft.
they ("mitigate" and"mollify" )also mean little bit of different??.
I do not make sure Latin.

Answer 1

Two different Latin words, but close in meaning. This is common for many languages. Mitigate and mollify are perfect examples.

mitigate
1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.

mollify
1. to to soften in feeling or temper; pacify; appease.
2. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.


mitis -e [mild, soft, ripe; gentle]; of style, [mellow]

mollis -e [soft, tender, pliant, supple]; of weather, [mild]; of gradients, [easy]; of character, [tender, gentle, sensitive, or effeminate]; of circumstances, [easy, mild, pleasant]; of speech, [tender, moving]. Adv. molliter, [softly, easily, gently, mildly; effeminately]