Where does “édulcorer” come from?

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

édulcorer (French): to sweeten; to tone down, bowdlerize

Definitions

  1. to sweeten; to tone down, bowdlerize

Ancestry of “édulcorer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “édulcorer”

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