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Where does “allurance” come from?

allurance (English) comes from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

allurance (English): allurement

Definitions

  1. allurement

Ancestry of “allurance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-anceAdded to an adjective or verb to form a noun...
2Middle English-aunce—
3Old French-ance-ance
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →