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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

  1. Active strength or force of body or mind;...

Ancestry of “vigour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvigour—
2Old FrenchvigourAlternative form of vigur
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;...

Words derived from “vigour”

  • vigourless
  • vigoured
  • vigourlessness
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