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.
indulgence (French): leniency, clemency
Definitions
- leniency, clemency
Ancestry of “indulgence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indulgentia | leniency, concession, pardon; kindness,... |
| 2 | Latin | indulgēns | indulging, indulgent |
| 3 | Latin | indulgeo | to be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to) |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |