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Where does “indolency” come from?

indolency (English) comes from Latin indolentia, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

indolency (English): The lack of pain; absence of pain

Definitions

  1. The lack of pain; absence of pain

Ancestry of “indolency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindolentiafreedom from pain, insensibility;...
2Latindolēns—
3Latindoleō—
4Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
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