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Where does “languysshen” come from?

languysshen (Middle English) comes from Middle French languir, from Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

Ancestry of “languysshen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlanguir—
2Latinlanguīre—
3Latinlanguēre—

Words derived from “languysshen”

  • languishing
  • languish
  • languishment
  • languishingly
  • languisheth
  • languisher
  • languishest
  • languishness
Every word from Latin languēre →