Where does “indolent” come from?
Indolent comes from French indolent, from Latin indolentem, a compound of Latin in- and Latin dolēre meaning "to suffer," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not."
indolent (English): Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to...
Definitions
- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to...
Ancestry of “indolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indolent | indolent all senses |
| 2 | Latin | indolentem | accusative singular masculine/feminine of... |
| 3 | Latin | indolens | unsuffering, not suffering or hurting |
| 4 | French | indolence | insensibility, lack of pain; laziness, indolence |
| 5 | Latin | indolentia | freedom from pain, insensibility;... |
| 6 | Latin | dolēns | hurting, suffering |
| 7 | Latin | doleō | to hurt, suffer (physical pain) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |