Where does “Lola” come from?
Lola is a Spanish diminutive of Dolores, from Spanish dolores meaning "sorrows" or "pains," ultimately from the Virgin Mary's title referring to her sufferings.
Lola (English): a grandmother
Definitions
- a grandmother
Ancestry of “Lola”, step by step
Lola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog lola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | lola | grandmother; Obsolete spelling of lula |
| 2 | Spanish | abuela | grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo; old... |
| 3 | Latin | aviōla | grandmother |
| 4 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |