Where does “duelista” come from?

duelista (Spanish) comes from Spanish duelo, from Old Spanish duelo, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin doleō, from Proto-Italic doleō, from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

duelista (Spanish): duelist a person who fights a duel

Definitions

  1. duelist a person who fights a duel

Ancestry of “duelista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishduelosorrow; mourning; duel
2Old Spanishduelosorrow, mourning
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 →