Where does “inure” come from?
Inure derives from Latin urus, from Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne, oyd-, en, and en.
inure (English): To cause someone to become accustomed to...
Definitions
- To cause someone to become accustomed to...
Ancestry of “inure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ure | use, practise, exercise; To use; to exercise; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ure | Alternative form of oure |
| 3 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |