Where does “dolere” come from?
dolere (Italian) comes from Latin dolēre, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
dolere (Italian): to ache; to lament; to grieve
Definitions
- to ache; to lament; to grieve
Ancestry of “dolere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dolēre | — |
| 2 | Latin | doleō | to hurt, suffer (physical pain) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |