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Where does “languer” come from?

languer (Middle French) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “languer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlangueurdisease, illness; suffering; emotional fatigue,...
2Latinlanguorfaintness, feebleness, languor, apathy
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “languer”

  • languor
  • langore
  • langour
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