Where does “morsure” come from?

morsure (English) comes from Middle English morsure, from Late Latin morsūra, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

morsure (English): The act of biting

Definitions

  1. The act of biting

Ancestry of “morsure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmorsureA bite; the act of biting
2Late Latinmorsūra—
3Latin-uraSuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
4Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work
Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Latin -ura →Every word from Late Latin morsūra →