Where does “indolent” come from?
indolent (German) comes from Latin indolens, from French indolence, from Latin indolentia, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
indolent (German): indolent mentally lazy
Definitions
- indolent mentally lazy
Ancestry of “indolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indolens | unsuffering, not suffering or hurting |
| 2 | French | indolence | insensibility, lack of pain; laziness, indolence |
| 3 | Latin | indolentia | freedom from pain, insensibility;... |
| 4 | Latin | dolēns | hurting, suffering |
| 5 | Latin | doleō | to hurt, suffer (physical pain) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |