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
- ablative singular of ador
Ancestry of “adore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ador | a kind of hulled wheat of the genus "Triticum":... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | adōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd-ōs | dried stuff, grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ed- | to dry |