Where does “amorcé” come from?

amorcé (French) comes from Old French amorse, from Old French amordre, from Latin admordeo, from Latin mordeō, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

amorcé (French): past participle of amorcer; primed

Definitions

  1. past participle of amorcer; primed

Ancestry of “amorcé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchamorse—
2Old Frenchamordreto bite; to entice; to attract; to attach
3LatinadmordeoI bite or gnaw at or into; I get possession of...
4Latinmordeōto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
5Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
6Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “amorcé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeō →