dolorous

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdolor
2. Late Latin · derived fromdolōrōsus“painful”
3. Old French · derived fromdolerous
4. Middle English · inherited fromdolorous
5. English todaydolorous

From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose.

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