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Where does “werreour” come from?

werreour (Middle English) comes from Old French guerreier, from Vulgar Latin werrizo, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

werreour (Middle English): A warrior or combatant; one who partakes in...

Definitions

  1. A warrior or combatant; one who partakes in...

Ancestry of “werreour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchguerreierAlternative form of guerroiier; warrior;...
2Vulgar LatinwerrizoI wage war
3Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “werreour”

  • warrior
  • warriorhood
  • warriorlike
  • warrioress
  • nonwarrior
  • antiwarrior
  • cyberwarrior
  • weekend warrior
  • roadwarrior
  • eco-warrior
  • warriors
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