Where does “grevance” come from?
grevance (Old French) comes from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
grevance (Old French): chagrin; disappointment; pain; suffering;...
Definitions
- chagrin; disappointment; pain; suffering;...
Ancestry of “grevance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | -ance | -ance |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “grevance”