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Where does “pleurnicher” come from?

pleurnicher (French) comes from French pleurer, from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, from Latin plōrō.

pleurnicher (French): to whine

Definitions

  1. to whine

Ancestry of “pleurnicher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpleurerto cry, to weep; to mourn
2Middle Frenchpleurer—
3Old FrenchplourerAlternative form of plorer
4Latinplōrō—

Words derived from “pleurnicher”

  • pleurnichard
  • pleurnicherie
  • pleurnicheur
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