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”

Every word from Latin implōrāre →Every word from Middle French implorer →