Where does “douce” come from?

douce (Old French) comes from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

Ancestry of “douce”, 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 →