LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

indulcīre

*indulcīre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto sweeten

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinindulcīre

Latin dulcis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -īre Latin *indulcīre From in- + dulcis (“sweet”) + -īre (verb-forming suffix).

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianindurchire
  • Sardinianindulchire
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianîndulci
  • Aromanianndultsiri
Italo-Romance
  • Italianindolcire
  • Gallureseindulcí
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanendolcir
  • Old Frenchendoucir
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishendulcir
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmonteseandossì

Quick answers

What does indulcīre mean in Latin?
indulcīre, a verb, means “to sweeten”.
Where does indulcīre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin indulcīre.