Etymology

dolent

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Today it means: Sad, sorrowful. Full definition →

Middle English dolent ← Old French dolent ← Latin dolēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromdolēns
  2. Old French · derived fromdolent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdolent
  4. English todaydolent

From Middle English dolent, from Old French dolent, from Latin dolēns, present participle of doleō (“to grieve”).

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