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Where does “doleanță” come from?

doleanță (Romanian) comes from French doléance, from Middle French douliance, from Old French doloir, from Latin dolēre, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

doleanță (Romanian): grievance, complaint

Definitions

  1. grievance, complaint

Ancestry of “doleanță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoléancegrievance; complaint
2Middle Frenchdouliance—
3Old Frenchdoloirto suffer; to inflict pain or suffering
4Latindolēre—
5Latindoleō—
6Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
7Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
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