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Where does “empoirier” come from?

empoirier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin impeioro, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

empoirier (Old French): to worsen

Definitions

  1. to worsen

Ancestry of “empoirier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinimpeioro—
2Latinpēior—
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέα—
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “empoirier”

  • appair
  • ампир
  • empirer
  • empire
  • peiren
  • apeiren
  • pairen
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