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Where does “dolente” come from?

dolente (Italian) comes from Italian dolere, from Latin dolēre, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

dolente (Italian): sore, painful; sorrowful, doleful; present...

Definitions

  1. sore, painful; sorrowful, doleful; present...

Ancestry of “dolente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandolereto ache; to lament; to grieve
2Latindolēre—
3Latindoleō—
4Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “dolente”

  • dolente
  • dolentemente
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