Where does “liquor” come from?
Liquor comes from Middle English licour, from Old French licour, from Latin liquor, derived from the verb liqueo meaning to be fluid or melt, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-.
liquor (English): A liquid, a fluid; A drinkable liquid; A liquid...
Definitions
- A liquid, a fluid; A drinkable liquid; A liquid...
Ancestry of “liquor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | licour | liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a... |
| 2 | Old French | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |
| 3 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |