Where does “dulse” come from?

dulse (Cebuano) comes from Spanish dulce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

dulse (Cebuano): candy, sweets

Definitions

  1. candy, sweets

Ancestry of “dulse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdulcesweet; fresh; candy, sweet
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Spanish dulce →
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