The story
- Latin · derived fromad“to, toward; denoting increase”
- English todayaddulce
Like French adoucir; from Latin ad (“to, toward; denoting increase”) + dulcis (“sweet”).
Words from the same roots
Latinad all →
adagreeassaultadjustcollexcisepiedmontabbreviationassailantaffrontadroitapportionassailalliterationappuiabasea-accouteracquiet-adad baculumad captandumad coelumaddorsedadretaffamishafforestalluminoramollishmentannidation
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.