Where does “adore” come from?

adore (Latin) comes from Latin ador, from Proto-Italic adōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd-ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ed- — to dry.

adore (Latin): ablative singular of ador

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of ador

Ancestry of “adore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadora kind of hulled wheat of the genus "Triticum":...
2Proto-Italicadōs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éd-ōsdried stuff, grain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ed-to dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd-ōs →Every word from Proto-Italic adōs →