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Where does “rigueur” come from?

rigueur (French) comes from Italian rigore, from Latin rigor, 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;...

rigueur (French): rigour

Definitions

  1. rigour

Ancestry of “rigueur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrigorestrictness, severity, harshness; rigour; penalty,...
2Latinrigorstiffness, rigidity; rigor, cold, harshness,...
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;...

Words derived from “rigueur”

  • de rigueur
  • de rigueur
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