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Where does “revigorate” come from?

revigorate (English) comes from Latin vigoratus, from Latin vigoro, from Latin vigor, 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;...

revigorate (English): To give new vigour to; Having new vigour or...

Definitions

  1. To give new vigour to; Having new vigour or...

Ancestry of “revigorate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigoratus
2LatinvigoroI animate, invigorate
3Latinvigorvigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength
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;...
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