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Where does “édulcoré” come from?

édulcoré (French) comes from French édulcorer, from Latin ēdulcōrō, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

édulcoré (French): sweetened; past participle of édulcorer

Definitions

  1. sweetened; past participle of édulcorer

Ancestry of “édulcoré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchédulcorerto sweeten; to tone down, bowdlerize
2Latinēdulcōrō—
3Late Latindulcorsweetness
4Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →