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Where does “favor” come from?

favor (Catalan) comes from Latin favor, 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;...

favor (Catalan): favour

Definitions

  1. favour

Ancestry of “favor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
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 “favor”

  • afavorir
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