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Where does “doucet” come from?

doucet (French) comes from Old French doucet, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

doucet (French): soft; tender

Definitions

  1. soft; tender

Ancestry of “doucet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoucetsweet
2Old Frenchetand
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “doucet”

  • doucettement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →