Where does “onéreusement” come from?
onéreusement (French) comes from French onéreux, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus, from Latin onus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- — to onerate; to charge.
onéreusement (French): onerously
Ancestry of “onéreusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | onéreux | onerous |
| 2 | Middle French | onereux | — |
| 3 | Old French | onereus | — |
| 4 | Latin | onerosus | burdensome, heavy, oppressive; onerous, irksome |
| 5 | Latin | onus | burden, load; cargo, freight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃énh₂os | load; burden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃enh₂- | to onerate; to charge |