Where does “doença” come from?
doença (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin dolentia, from Latin dolēns, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
Ancestry of “doença”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dolentia | nominative neuter plural of dolēns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | dolēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | doleō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |
Words derived from “doença”