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Where does “sursanure” come from?

sursanure (Middle English) comes from Old French sursaneüre, from Latin sursum sanatum — upwardly healed.

sursanure (Middle English): A scab, or wound which has superficially healed...

Definitions

  1. A scab, or wound which has superficially healed...

Ancestry of “sursanure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsursaneüre—
2Latinsursum sanatumupwardly healed
Every word from Latin sursum sanatum →