Where does “doce” come from?
doce (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.
doce (Galician): twelve; twelve o'clock; sweet
Definitions
- twelve; twelve o'clock; sweet
Ancestry of “doce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | doce | sweet |
| 2 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |