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Where does “vigour” come from?

vigour (Old French) comes from Latin vigor, 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;...

vigour (Old French): Alternative form of vigur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vigur

Ancestry of “vigour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigorvigor, liveliness, activity; power, strength
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “vigour”

  • vigour
  • vigourless
  • vigoured
  • vigourlessness
  • vigour
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