Where does “duelo” come from?
duelo (Spanish) comes 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.
duelo (Spanish): sorrow; mourning; duel
Ancestry of “duelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | duelo | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | dolus | pain, grief |
| 3 | Latin | doleō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | doleō | hurt, cause pain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dolh₁éyeti | divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |