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Where does “espoenter” come from?

espoenter (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin expavento, from Latin expaveō, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

espoenter (Old French): to scare

Definitions

  1. to scare

Ancestry of “espoenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinexpaventoI scare, terrify
2Latinexpaveō—
3LatinpavorThe act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or...
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “espoenter”

  • épouvante
  • épouvantable
  • épouvanter
  • épouvantail
  • épouvantablement
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