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Where does “likör” come from?

likör (Swedish) comes from French liqueur, from Latin liquor, 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;...

likör (Swedish): liquor

Definitions

  1. liquor

Ancestry of “likör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchliqueuralcoholic liqueur; drinkable liquid; fizzy drink,...
2Latinliquorfluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “likör”

  • kirsikkalikööri
  • likööri
  • lakkalikööri
  • anislikööri
  • kaakaolikööri
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