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Where does “dolens” come from?

dolens (Latin) comes from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

Ancestry of “dolens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoleō—
2Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
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