Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “roren” come from?

roren (Middle English) comes from French Laurent, from Old French Lorenz, from Latin Laurentius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “roren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLaurent—
2Old FrenchLorenz—
3LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “roren”

  • roar
  • roarer
  • roareth
  • bullroarer
  • outroar
  • aroar
  • roarest
  • roarsome
  • ror
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →