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

illness; disease; ailment; illness; disease

Ancestry of “doença”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	doença	—
2	Latin	dolentia	nominative neuter plural of dolēns; accusative...
3	Latin	dolēns	hurting, suffering
4	Latin	doleō	to hurt, suffer (physical pain)
5	Proto-Italic	doleō	hurt, cause pain
6	Proto-Indo-European	dolh₁éyeti	divide
7	Proto-Indo-European	delh₁-	to split, divide

Words derived from “doença”

antidoença

Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →