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Where does “ajourer” come from?

ajourer (French) comes from French ajour, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo, from Latin īn- — in.

ajourer (French): to perforate

Definitions

  1. to perforate

Ancestry of “ajourer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchajoura slit that lets in daylight
2Frenchàto; on the, to; at
3Englishavieemulously
4Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
5Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
6Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
7LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ajourer”

  • ajoura
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