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Where does “doler” come from?

doler (Latin) comes from Latin dolo, from Proto-Italic dolaō, from Proto-Italic dolajō, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doler (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “doler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindoloI hew, chop into shape; I fashion, devise; dative...
2Proto-ItalicdolaōI hew, chop into shape, fashion, devise
3Proto-Italicdolajō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁-yé-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
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