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Where does “pudeur” come from?

pudeur (French) comes from Latin pudor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pudeur (French): sense of modesty or reserve; shame; sense of...

Definitions

  1. sense of modesty or reserve; shame; sense of...

Ancestry of “pudeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpudorA sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness;...
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “pudeur”

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