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

  1. twelve; twelve o'clock; sweet

Ancestry of “doce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedocesweet
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

Words derived from “doce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Old Portuguese doce →