Where does “rancune” come from?
rancune (French) comes from French rancure, from Vulgar Latin rancura, 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;...
rancune (French): resentment, grudge; rancour
Definitions
- resentment, grudge; rancour
Ancestry of “rancune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rancure | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | rancura | — |
| 3 | Latin | rancor | rancidity, stench, rankness; grudge, rancor |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |