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Where does “pleurnicheur” come from?

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

pleurnicheur (French): sniveller

Definitions

  1. sniveller

Ancestry of “pleurnicheur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpleurnicherto whine
2Frenchpleurerto cry, to weep; to mourn
3Middle Frenchpleurer—
4Old FrenchplourerAlternative form of plorer
5Latinplōrō—
Every word from Latin plōrō →