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Where does “rancœur” come from?

rancœur (French) comes from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor, 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;...

rancœur (French): resentment, rancor

Definitions

  1. resentment, rancor

Ancestry of “rancœur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrancorill-will; negative opinion or intention
2Latinrancorrancidity, stench, rankness; grudge, rancor
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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