Where does “doenza” come from?

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

doenza (Galician): disease, illness

Definitions

  1. disease, illness

Ancestry of “doenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedoença
2Latindolentianominative neuter plural of dolēns; accusative...
3Latindolēnshurting, suffering
4Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
5Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic doleō
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