Where does “dolentíssim” come from?

dolentíssim (Catalan) comes from Catalan dolent, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

Ancestry of “dolentíssim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandolentill; evil; bad
2Latindolēnshurting, suffering
3Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
4Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →