Where does “mordre” come from?
mordre (French) comes from Old French mordre, from Vulgar Latin mordere, from Latin mordēre.
mordre (French): to bite; to encroach
Ancestry of “mordre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | mordre | to bite |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mordere | present active infinitive of mordeō;... |
| 3 | Latin | mordēre | — |
Words derived from “mordre”