indulgeo

Etymology
From and an unattested verb, from , from ; cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and perhaps 🇨🇬.

The initial in- may be, instead of the above, derived from a negated form of an unattested adjectival, thus giving indulgeō an original meaning of "to not be hard toward" > "to be lenient toward" > "to indulge". This is semantically smoother than if the "in-" were to mean "in".

Possibly related to, 🇨🇬, thus originally with the meaning of "being persistent, patient".

Verb

 * 1)  to be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to)
 * 2)  to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), indulge (in)
 * 3)  to concede, allow, grant, permit, bestow
 * 4) to favor