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Where does “implore” come from?

Implore comes from Middle French implorer, from Latin imploro meaning to beseech, composed of Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.

implore (English): To beg urgently or earnestly; To call upon or...

Definitions

  1. To beg urgently or earnestly; To call upon or...

Ancestry of “implore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchimplorer—
2Latinimplōrāre—

Words derived from “implore”

  • implorer
  • implorest
  • imploreth
  • imploratory
Every word from Latin implōrāre →