Where does “allure” come from?

Allure comes from Middle English aluren, from Old French alurer, composed of Old French a (from Latin ad, "to") and Latin habēre (from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ-, "to have or hold").

allure (English): The power to attract, entice; the quality causing...

Definitions

  1. The power to attract, entice; the quality causing...

Ancestry of “allure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalure—
2Old Frenchalure—
3Old Frenchalerto go
4Vulgar Latinalaresecond-person singular present passive...

Words derived from “allure”

Every word from Vulgar Latin alare →Every word from Old French aler →Every word from Old French alure →