Where does “duolo” come from?
duolo (Italian) comes from Late Latin dolus, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
duolo (Italian): grief, sorrow
Definitions
- grief, sorrow
Ancestry of “duolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | dolus | pain, grief |
| 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 |