dol- root words — words with the dol- root

The root dol- comes from Latin doleo, meaning grieve, feel pain. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including condolence, condolences, doleful, dolefully, indolence, indolent, condole, condoling, indolently. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the dol- root

Explore words with dol- — words containing the dol- root and sharing its sense of "grieve, feel pain". Examples include condolence, condolences, doleful, dolefully, indolence, indolent, condole, condoling, indolently. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does dol- mean?

The dol- root means grieve, feel pain, from Latin doleo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.