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Where does “louer” come from?

louer (Middle French) comes from Old French loer, from Latin laudō, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

louer (Middle French): to praise, to laud

Definitions

  1. to praise, to laud

Ancestry of “louer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchloerto laud; to praise; to hold in high esteem; to...
2Latinlaudō—
3LatinLaus—
4Ancient GreekΛαός—
5Proto-Helleniclāwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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