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 →Every word from Anglo-Norman donour →Every word from Middle English donoure →