Where does “morsure” come from?
morsure (English) comes from Middle English morsure, from Late Latin morsūra, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra.
morsure (English): The act of biting
Ancestry of “morsure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | morsure | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | morsūra | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | -tūra | — |