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
- desire, longing; hunger; erotic attraction
Ancestry of “dorință”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | dori | to desire, to want; to wish |
| 2 | Romanian | dor | longing |
| 3 | Late Latin | dolus | pain, grief |
| 4 | Latin | doleō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |