Where does “doce” come from?

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

doce (Portuguese): sweet; sweet, candy; LSD

Definitions

  1. sweet; sweet, candy; LSD

Ancestry of “doce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedocesweet
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Old Portuguese doce →
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