condolence

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcondoleō“to sympathize”
2. Middle French · derived fromcondoléance
3. English todaycondolence

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).