condolence
/kənˈdəʊləns/kuhn-DOH-luhns
/kənˈdoʊləns/kuhn-DOH-luhns
Meaninggrieving with
Common meaning: sympathy shown to a mourner
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- dolto feel pain; to grieveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 606 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘with, together’ + ‘to feel pain’ → condolence
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin doleō ‘to feel pain; to grieve’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry doleō, p. 606 · dictionary scan
Roots
- doleō, doluī Latin “to feel pain; to grieve”
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