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Where does “doucet” come from?

doucet (English) comes from French doucet, from Old French doucet, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

doucet (English): A sweetened dish; Deer testicles

Definitions

  1. A sweetened dish; Deer testicles

Ancestry of “doucet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoucetsoft; tender
2Old Frenchdoucetsweet
3Old Frenchetand
4Latinetand; plus; though, even if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →