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Where does “doldre” come from?

doldre (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan doler, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doldre (Catalan): to hurt

Definitions

  1. to hurt

Ancestry of “doldre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalandoler—
2Latindoleō—
3Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “doldre”

  • doler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →