Where does “dulcitude” come from?
dulcitude (English) comes from Latin dulcitūdō, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.
dulcitude (English): Sweetness
Ancestry of “dulcitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dulcitūdō | — |
| 2 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |