Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “mordre” come from?

mordre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin mordere, from Latin mordēre.

mordre (Old French): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “mordre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmorderepresent active infinitive of mordeō;...
2Latinmordēre—

Words derived from “mordre”

  • mordre
  • amorçage
  • meurtre
  • amorce
  • amorcer
  • démordre
  • mord
  • photoamorceur
  • photoamorcer
  • amorceur
  • mordent
  • mordi
  • demordi
  • mordema
  • amorse
  • amordre
  • meurtriyi
  • meurtre
  • meurtre
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