Where does “-ure” come from?

-ure (Middle English) comes from Old French -ure, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

-ure (Middle English): forms abstract nouns denoting actions or results

Definitions

  1. forms abstract nouns denoting actions or results

Ancestry of “-ure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ureused to form usually feminine, usually abstract...
2Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work

Words derived from “-ure”

Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Old French -ure →