Condolent
/kənˈdoʊ.lənt/noun
Showing or expressing sympathy, especially for someone who is grieving.
Did you know?Condolent comes from Latin condolēre, literally “to suffer with,” built from com- (“with”) + dolēre (“to feel pain”), the same pain-root behind words like dolor and doleful.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*del-
“to hurt, split, or cause pain”
Latin
Latin
dolēre
“to feel pain, grieve”
Latin
Latin
condolēre
“to suffer with, sympathize with”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
condolent-
“suffering with; sympathetic”
16th Century
English
condolent
“sympathetic, expressing sorrow for another's pain”
Modern English
English
condolent
“showing sympathy or sorrow, especially toward the bereaved”
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