Where does “disfavor” come from?
Disfavor comes from Middle English dis- (negation prefix) plus favor, with dis- from Latin dis- (apart, away) and favor from Latin ex (out) combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- (to shine, appear).
disfavor (English): Alternative form of disfavour
Definitions
- Alternative form of disfavour
Ancestry of “disfavor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | favor | A kind or helpful deed; an instance of... |
| 2 | Middle English | favour | goodwill, benevolent regard |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 4 | Old French | favor | — |
| 5 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |