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Where does “heur” come from?

heur (French) comes from Old French eür, from Latin augurium, from Latin augur, from Latvian augos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

heur (French): chance; fortune

Definitions

  1. chance; fortune

Ancestry of “heur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencheürAlternative form of eur
2Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
3Latinauguraugur
4Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “heur”

  • bonheur
  • malheureux
  • malheur
  • bienheureusement
  • heureusement
  • bienheureux
  • heureux
  • Malheur
  • malér
  • orozo
  • malere
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