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Where does “vapourously” come from?

vapourously (English) comes from English vapourous, from Middle French vapoureus, from Late Latin vaporosus, from Latin vapōr.

vapourously (English): Rare spelling of vaporously

Definitions

  1. Rare spelling of vaporously

Ancestry of “vapourously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvapourousAlternative form of vaporous
2Middle Frenchvapoureus—
3Late Latinvaporosusfull of steam
4Latinvapōr—
Every word from Latin vapōr →