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Where does “aulcunesfoys” come from?

aulcunesfoys (Middle French) comes from Middle French foys, from Old French foiz, from Old French feiz, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

aulcunesfoys (Middle French): sometimes; from time to time

Definitions

  1. sometimes; from time to time

Ancestry of “aulcunesfoys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfoystime; occasion; occurrence
2Old Frenchfoiztime; instance; occurrence
3Old Frenchfeiztime; instance; occasion
4Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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