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Where does “indulgence” come from?

indulgence (French) comes from Latin indulgentia, from Latin indulgēns, from Latin indulgeo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “indulgence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindulgentialeniency, concession, pardon; kindness,...
2Latinindulgēns—
3LatinindulgeoI am kind or courteous ; I am inclined ; give...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “indulgence”

  • indulgence
  • overindulgence
  • underindulgence
  • nonindulgence
  • self-indulgence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →