Where does “morfondre” come from?
morfondre (French) comes from Middle French morfondre, from Middle English -mor, from Portuguese maior, from Old Portuguese mayor, from Latin maior, from Latin maior domus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
morfondre (French): to depress, bore; to cool; mope around
Definitions
- to depress, bore; to cool; mope around
Ancestry of “morfondre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | morfondre | to chill; to cool; to fatigue; to tire |
| 2 | Middle English | -mor | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | maior | comparative degree of grande; bigger, larger;... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | mayor | — |
| 5 | Latin | maior | greater, larger; older; ancestors |
| 6 | Latin | maior domus | supervisor of a house; steward |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |