Where does “φαβορί” come from?
φαβορί (Greek) comes from French favori, from Italian favorito, from Italian favorire, from Italian favore, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
φαβορί (Greek): favourite UK, favorite US
Definitions
- favourite UK, favorite US
Ancestry of “φαβορί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | favori | favourite / favorite; favorite; sideburns, side... |
| 2 | Italian | favorito | favourite; mollycoddle; teacher's pet |
| 3 | Italian | favorire | to favour, to favor, to help, to aid, to support;... |
| 4 | Italian | favore | favour |
| 5 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |