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Where does “rancour” come from?

Rancour comes from Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -os, a suffix forming abstract nouns.

rancour (English): Britain and Canada spelling of rancor

Definitions

  1. Britain and Canada spelling of rancor

Ancestry of “rancour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishrancourJealousy, ire, towards someone; rancour;...
2Old Frenchrancorill-will; negative opinion or intention
3Latinrancorrancidity, stench, rankness; grudge, rancor
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “rancour”

  • rancourless
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