Where does “souillure” come from?
souillure (French) comes from French souiller, from Middle French souiller, from Old French soillier, from Frankish *sulwijan, from Proto-Germanic sulwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.
souillure (French): stain, taint, blemish
Ancestry of “souillure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | souiller | to soil, sully, dirty; to make unclean or impure;... |
| 2 | Middle French | souiller | — |
| 3 | Old French | soillier | Alternative form of souillier; to soil |
| 4 | Frankish | *sulwijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sulwijaną | to make dirty; to sully |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl- | thick liquid, muck |