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Where does “languishness” come from?

languishness (English) comes from English languish, from Middle English languysshen, from Middle French languir, from Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

languishness (English): languishment

Definitions

  1. languishment

Ancestry of “languishness”, step by step

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