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Where does “langouren” come from?

langouren (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman langurer, from Middle French langorer, from Old French languerer, from Old French langueur, from Latin languor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

langouren (Middle English): to be ill; to languish, suffer; to cause to...

Definitions

  1. to be ill; to languish, suffer; to cause to...

Ancestry of “langouren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanlangurer—
2Middle Frenchlangorer—
3Old Frenchlanguerer—
4Old Frenchlangueurdisease, illness; suffering; emotional fatigue,...
5Latinlanguorfaintness, feebleness, languor, apathy
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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