Where does “doce” come from?

doce (Neapolitan) comes from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

doce (Neapolitan): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “doce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →