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Where does “favourableness” come from?

favourableness (English) comes from English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favorabilis, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

favourableness (English): The state or condition of being favourable

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being favourable

Ancestry of “favourableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfavourablePleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or...
2Old Frenchfavorable—
3Latinfavorabilis—
4Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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