Etymology Explorer
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Where does “pleurer” come from?
pleurer (Middle French) comes from Old French plourer, from Latin plōrō — to cry out.
Ancestry of “pleurer”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
plourer
Alternative form of plorer
2
Latin
plōrō
to cry out
Words derived from “pleurer”
pleurer
pleureur
pleurnicher
plori
repleurer
pleurnicheur
priplori
pleurnichard
ekplori
pleurnicherie
plorigi
plorinda
Every word from Latin plōrō →
Every word from Old French plourer →