Where does “sueur” come from?
sueur (French) comes from Italian sudore, from Spanish sudor, from Latin sūdor, from Proto-Indo-European swēyd- — sweat.
sueur (French): sweat, perspiration
Definitions
- sweat, perspiration
Ancestry of “sueur”, step by step
sueur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sudore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sudore | sweat, perspiration |
| 2 | Spanish | sudor | sweat |
| 3 | Latin | sūdor | sweat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēyd- | sweat |
via Old French suor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | suor | sweat |