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Where does “favorit” come from?

favorit (Middle French) comes from Old French favorit, from Italian favorito, from Italian favorire, from Italian favore, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

favorit (Middle French): favored one

Definitions

  1. favored one

Ancestry of “favorit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfavorit—
2Italianfavoritofavourite; mollycoddle; teacher's pet
3Italianfavorireto favour, to favor, to help, to aid, to support;...
4Italianfavorefavour
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “favorit”

  • favourite
  • favouritism
  • fave
  • Geheimfavorit
  • Favorit
  • favorit
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