Where does “indulgent” come from?

indulgent (French) comes 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.

indulgent (French): lenient; third-person plural present indicative...

Definitions

  1. lenient; third-person plural present indicative...

Ancestry of “indulgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindulgēnsindulging, indulgent
2Latinindulgeoto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to)
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “indulgent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en