Where does “-ure” come from?

-ure (English) comes from Middle English -ure, from Old French -ure, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

-ure (English): A process; a condition; a result of an action; An...

Definitions

  1. A process; a condition; a result of an action; An...

Ancestry of “-ure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ureforms abstract nouns denoting actions or results
2Old French-ureused to form usually feminine, usually abstract...
3Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work

Words derived from “-ure”

Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Old French -ure →Every word from Middle English -ure →