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
- The power to attract, entice; the quality causing...
Ancestry of “allure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | alure | — |
| 2 | Old French | alure | — |
| 3 | Old French | aler | to go |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | alare | second-person singular present passive... |
Words derived from “allure”