Where does “dolesome” come from?
dolesome (English) comes from English dole, from Middle English dole, from Old French doel, from Latin dolus, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dolesome (English): doleful; dismal; gloomy
Definitions
- doleful; dismal; gloomy
Ancestry of “dolesome”, step by step
dolesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dole | To distribute in small amounts; to share out... |
| 2 | Middle English | dole | grief, sorrow |
| 3 | Old French | doel | pain; suffering; anguish |
| 4 | Latin | dolus | trickery, deception, deceit, guile; evil intent;... |
| 5 | Latin | dolor | pain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |