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Where does “lessour” come from?

lessour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman lessour, from Old French -our, 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;...

Ancestry of “lessour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanlessourlessor
2Old French-ourAlternative form of -or
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “lessour”

  • lessor
  • sublessor
  • colessor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →