Where does “pleurer” come from?

pleurer (French) comes from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, from Latin plōrō — to cry out.

pleurer (French): to cry, to weep; to mourn

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep; to mourn

Ancestry of “pleurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpleurer—
2Old FrenchplourerAlternative form of plorer
3Latinplōrōto cry out

Words derived from “pleurer”

Every word from Latin plōrō →Every word from Old French plourer →Every word from Middle French pleurer →