Where does “languishing” come from?

Languishing comes from Middle English languysshen, meaning to lose strength or become faint.

languishing (English): lacking of vigor or spirit; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. lacking of vigor or spirit; present participle of...

Ancestry of “languishing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlanguishTo lose strength and become weak; to be in a...
2Middle Englishlanguysshen—
3Middle Frenchlanguir—
4Latinlanguīre—
5Latinlanguēre—

Words derived from “languishing”

Every word from Latin languēre →Every word from Latin languīre →Every word from Middle French languir →