Where does “doléance” come from?

doléance (French) comes from Middle French douliance, from Old French doloir, from Latin dolēre, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doléance (French): grievance; complaint

Definitions

  1. grievance; complaint

Ancestry of “doléance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdouliance—
2Old Frenchdoloirto suffer; to inflict pain or suffering
3Latindolēre—
4Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
5Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “doléance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →