Where does “dolentissimo” come from?

dolentissimo (Italian) comes from Italian dolente, 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.

Ancestry of “dolentissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandolentesore, painful; sorrowful, doleful; present...
2Italiandolereto ache; to lament; to grieve
3Latindolēre—
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 dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →