Where does “doente” come from?

doente (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese doente, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doente (Galician): sick; aching; rabid

Definitions

  1. sick; aching; rabid

Ancestry of “doente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedoente—
2Latindolēnshurting, suffering
3Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
4Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →