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Where does “doer” come from?

doer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese doer, from Latin doleo, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doer (Portuguese): to hurt; to hurt; to pain

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to hurt; to pain

Ancestry of “doer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedoer—
2LatindoleoI hurt, suffer; I grieve for, lament, deplore
3Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “doer”

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