Where does “dolencia” come from?
dolencia (Chavacano) comes from Spanish dolencia, from Latin dolentia, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
dolencia (Chavacano): pains; sufferings
Definitions
- pains; sufferings
Ancestry of “dolencia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dolencia | ailment, illness |
| 2 | Latin | dolentia | nominative neuter plural of dolēns; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | dolēns | hurting, suffering |
| 4 | Latin | doleō | to hurt, suffer (physical pain) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |