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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

  1. Alternative form of disfavour

Ancestry of “disfavor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfavorA kind or helpful deed; an instance of...
2Middle Englishfavour—
3Anglo-NormanfavourLate Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
4Old Frenchfavor—
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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