Where does “savourless” come from?
savourless (English) comes from English savour, from Middle English savour, from Old French savor, from Latin sapor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
savourless (English): Alternative form of savorless
Definitions
- Alternative form of savorless
Ancestry of “savourless”, step by step
savourless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English savour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | savour | The specific taste or smell of something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | savour | taste |
| 3 | Old French | savor | Alternative form of savour |
| 4 | Latin | sapor | A taste, flavor, savor; A sense of taste; A... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |