Where does “licour” come from?
licour (Middle English) comes from Old French licour, from Latin liquor, 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;...
licour (Middle English): liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a...
Definitions
- liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a...
Ancestry of “licour”, step by step
licour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French licour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |
| 2 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Anglo-Norman licour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |