Where does “langourer” come from?
langourer (Middle French) comes from Old French languerer, from Old French langueur, from Latin languor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
langourer (Middle French): to languish; to be languorous
Definitions
- to languish; to be languorous
Ancestry of “langourer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | languerer | — |
| 2 | Old French | langueur | disease, illness; suffering; emotional fatigue,... |
| 3 | Latin | languor | faintness, feebleness, languor, apathy |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |