Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “-ure” come from?

-ure (Old French) comes from Latin -tūra.

-ure (Old French): used to form usually feminine, usually abstract...

Definitions

  1. used to form usually feminine, usually abstract...

Ancestry of “-ure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tūra—

Words derived from “-ure”

  • procedure
  • exposure
  • seizure
  • procedural
  • composure
  • brochure
  • overture
  • quitter
  • procedurally
  • overexposure
  • discomposure
  • embouchure
  • antiseizure
  • postexposure
  • autoexposure
  • underexposure
  • preexposure
  • proceduralism
  • postprocedure
  • proceduralist
  • interprocedural
  • reexposure
  • annexure
  • preprocedure
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