ἀμαλδύνω

Etymology
One assumes that the word is a denominative from an otherwise unknown pre-form. The first question is whether the word has the same root as. The ἀ- must then have been added after the privative formations, but this is not very probable; influence of is not very likely either. Connection with is not compelling because of the meaning. However, it has a variant, which shows the same problem of found comparing this verb with. Other words, like, , and  differ too much to be useful. The etymology, thus, remains.

Verb

 * 1) to crush, destroy, weaken
 * 2) to soften, mitigate, alleviate
 * 3) to neglect, waste, squander
 * 4)  to conceal, disguise