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Where does “indolente” come from?

indolente (Italian) comes from Latin indolens, from French indolence, from Latin indolentia, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

indolente (Italian): indolent, lazy, sluggish

Definitions

  1. indolent, lazy, sluggish

Ancestry of “indolente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindolensunsuffering, not suffering or hurting
2Frenchindolenceinsensibility, lack of pain; laziness, indolence
3Latinindolentiafreedom from pain, insensibility;...
4Latindolēns—
5Latindoleō—
6Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
7Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “indolente”

  • indolentemente
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