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

Words derived from “indulgent”

  • indulgemment
  • indulgente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →