Where does “edulcorate” come from?

edulcorate (English) comes from Latin ēdulcōrō, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

edulcorate (English): To sweeten; To make more acceptable or palatable;...

Definitions

  1. To sweeten; To make more acceptable or palatable;...

Ancestry of “edulcorate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēdulcōrō—
2Late Latindulcorsweetness
3Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

Words derived from “edulcorate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Late Latin dulcor →