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Where does “vigor” come from?

vigor (Latin) comes 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;...

vigor (Latin): vigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength

Definitions

  1. vigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength

Ancestry of “vigor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “vigor”

  • vigorous
  • vigorously
  • vigour
  • vigorousness
  • overvigorous
  • unvigorous
  • vigourless
  • vigoured
  • unvigorously
  • vigoroso
  • vigourlessness
  • vigorosus
  • vigor
  • vigoroso
  • vigore
  • vigoroso
  • vigorosità
  • svigorire
  • svigorimento
  • vigoureux
  • vigueur
  • vigor
  • vigoroso
  • vigor
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