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Where does “favorit” come from?

favorit (Danish) comes from French favori, from Italian favorito, from Italian favorire, from Italian favore, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

favorit (Danish): front runner, the expected champion; favourite

Definitions

  1. front runner, the expected champion; favourite

Ancestry of “favorit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfavorifavourite / favorite; favorite; sideburns, side...
2Italianfavoritofavourite; mollycoddle; teacher's pet
3Italianfavorireto favour, to favor, to help, to aid, to support;...
4Italianfavorefavour
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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