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Where does “resverie” come from?

resverie (Old French) comes from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

resverie (Old French): joy; delight; delusion; hallucination

Definitions

  1. joy; delight; delusion; hallucination

Ancestry of “resverie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “resverie”

  • reverie
  • reverize
  • rêverie
  • reverie
  • reverie
  • reverie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →