Where does “favor” come from?
Favor comes from Middle English favour, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Latin favor meaning support or goodwill, derived from the verb faveo meaning to support or incline toward, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
favor (English): A kind or helpful deed; an instance of...
Definitions
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of...
Ancestry of “favor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | favour | goodwill, benevolent regard |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 3 | Old French | favor | — |
| 4 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |