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Where does “ardoir” come from?

ardoir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin ardere, from Latin ārdeō, from Latin ardus, from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ardoir (Old French): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “ardoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinarderepresent active infinitive of ardeō; second-person...
2Latinārdeō—
3LatinardusAlternative form of aridus
4Latināridus—
5Latināreō—
6Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “ardoir”

  • arson
  • arsonist
  • arsonite
  • antiarson
  • arsonry
  • arsonphobia
  • arsonism
  • ardre
  • ardre
  • ardeir
  • arson
  • arsion
  • ardoir
  • ardre
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