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Where does “doença” come from?

doença (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese doença, 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.

doença (Portuguese): illness; disease; ailment; illness; disease

Definitions

  1. illness; disease; ailment; illness; disease

Ancestry of “doença”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedoença—
2Latindolentianominative neuter plural of dolēns; accusative...
3Latindolēns—
4Latindoleō—
5Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “doença”

  • antidoença
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →