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Where does “adolcir” come from?

adolcir (Old French) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

adolcir (Old French): to soften; to sweeten

Definitions

  1. to soften; to sweeten

Ancestry of “adolcir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “adolcir”

  • adoucissement
  • adoucisseur
  • radoucir
  • adoucissage
  • adoucir
  • radoucissement
  • aducera
  • adouochi
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