Where does “dolesomely” come from?
dolesomely (English) comes from English dolesome, from English dole, from Middle English dole, from Old French doel, from Latin dolus, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dolesomely (English): In a dolesome manner
Ancestry of “dolesomely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dolesome | doleful; dismal; gloomy |
| 2 | English | dole | To distribute in small amounts; to share out... |
| 3 | Middle English | dole | — |
| 4 | Old French | doel | pain; suffering; anguish |
| 5 | Latin | dolus | trickery, deception, deceit, guile; evil intent;... |
| 6 | Latin | dolor | pain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;... |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |