Where does “douloir” come from?

douloir (French) comes 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.

douloir (French): to suffer

Definitions

  1. to suffer

Ancestry of “douloir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “douloir”

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