Where does “Dulcinea” come from?

Dulcinea (Spanish) comes from Latin dulce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

Ancestry of “Dulcinea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindulceSynonym of dulciter: sweetly, agreeably,...
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

Words derived from “Dulcinea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Latin dulce →
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