English
dulce
Dulce comes from Classical Latin dulce.
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdulce
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdulce
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Partly a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulce, use as noun of neuter of dulcis, and partly from the adjective (etymology 1).
Every English word from Classical Latin dulce
Today it means
noun Sweetness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Latin dulce / dulce