Where does “doler” come from?
doler (Old Catalan) comes from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
Ancestry of “doler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | doleō | to hurt, suffer (physical pain) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |