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Where does “licour” come from?

licour (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin liquor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

licour (Anglo-Norman): liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor

Definitions

  1. liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor

Ancestry of “licour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliquorfluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid...
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “licour”

  • liquor
  • antiliquor
  • liquory
  • liquorless
  • liquorlike
  • licour
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