Where does “dorință” come from?

dorință (Romanian) comes from Romanian dori, from Romanian dor, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

dorință (Romanian): desire, longing; hunger; erotic attraction

Definitions

  1. desire, longing; hunger; erotic attraction

Ancestry of “dorință”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandorito desire, to want; to wish
2Romaniandorlonging
3Late Latindoluspain, grief
4Latindoleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain)
5Proto-Italicdoleōhurt, cause pain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandolh₁éyetidivide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic doleō →