Where does “vigourless” come from?
vigourless (English) comes from English vigour, from Middle English vigour, from Old French vigour, from Latin vigor, 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;...
vigourless (English): Alternative form of vigorless
Definitions
- Alternative form of vigorless
Ancestry of “vigourless”, step by step
vigourless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigour | Active strength or force of body or mind;... |
| 2 | Middle English | vigour | — |
| 3 | Old French | vigour | Alternative form of vigur |
| 4 | Latin | vigor | vigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength |
| 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;... |