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Where does “vigoureux” come from?

vigoureux (French) comes from Old French vigoros, from Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor, 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;...

vigoureux (French): vigorous

Definitions

  1. vigorous

Ancestry of “vigoureux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvigoros—
2Latinvigorosus—
3Latinvigorvigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “vigoureux”

  • viguros
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