Where does “adoucir” come from?

adoucir (French) comes from French doux, from Old French dous, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

adoucir (French): to make mild; to sweeten; to soften

Definitions

  1. to make mild; to sweeten; to soften

Ancestry of “adoucir”, step by step

adoucir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French doux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdouxsweet; soft; mild, gentle
2Old Frenchdoussoft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus
3Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

via Old French dolz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdolz—

Words derived from “adoucir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Old French dous →