Where does “donor” come from?

Donor comes from Middle English donoure, from Old French doneur, meaning one who gives.

donor (English): One who makes a donation; A group or molecule...

Definitions

  1. One who makes a donation; A group or molecule...

Ancestry of “donor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdonoure
2Anglo-Normandonour
3Old Frenchdoneur

Words derived from “donor

Every word from Old French doneur