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Where does “languir” come from?
languir (Middle French) comes from Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.
Ancestry of “languir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
languīre
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2
Latin
languēre
—
Words derived from “languir”
languishing
languish
languishment
languishingly
languisheth
languisher
languishest
languysshen
languishness
Every word from Latin languēre →
Every word from Latin languīre →