Where does “amorse” come from?

amorse (Old French) comes from Old French amordre, from Latin admordeo, from Latin mordeō, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

Ancestry of “amorse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	amordre	to bite; to entice; to attract; to attach
2	Latin	admordeo	I bite or gnaw at or into; I get possession of...
3	Latin	mordeō	to bite (into); nibble, gnaw
4	Proto-Italic	mordeō	to bite
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)merd-	to bite, to sting

Words derived from “amorse”

amorce
amorcé
amorcer
photoamorcé
amorce
amorsă
amorçage
amorceur
photoamorcer
photoamorceur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeō →