Where does “vigour” come from?
Vigour comes from Old French vigour, derived from Latin vigor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- meaning to be lively or vigorous.
vigour (English): Active strength or force of body or mind;...
Definitions
- Active strength or force of body or mind;...
Ancestry of “vigour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | vigour | — |
| 2 | Old French | vigour | Alternative form of vigur |
| 3 | Latin | vigor | vigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |