Where does “amorcer” come from?
amorcer (French) comes from French amorcé, 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.
amorcer (French): to prime, set in motion; to begin, to get to work...
Definitions
- to prime, set in motion; to begin, to get to work...
Ancestry of “amorcer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amorcé | past participle of amorcer; primed |
| 2 | Old French | amorse | — |
| 3 | Old French | amordre | to bite; to entice; to attract; to attach |
| 4 | Latin | admordeo | I bite or gnaw at or into; I get possession of... |
| 5 | Latin | mordeō | to bite (into); nibble, gnaw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mordeō | to bite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)merd- | to bite, to sting |