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

  1. grief, sorrow

Ancestry of “duolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindoluspain, grief
2Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
3Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic doleō