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Where does “pudeur” come from?

pudeur (English) comes from French pudeur, from Latin pudor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pudeur (English): A sense of modesty or reserve, especially as...

Definitions

  1. A sense of modesty or reserve, especially as...

Ancestry of “pudeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpudeursense of modesty or reserve; shame; sense of...
2LatinpudorA sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness;...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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