Etymology

-ure

Today it means: A process; a condition; a result of an action. Full definition →

Middle English -ure
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-ure · suffix1

  1. Middle English · inherited from-ure
  2. Middle English · inherited from-ure
  3. English today-ure

Inherited from Middle English -ure, borrowed from Old French -ure, from Latin -(ā)tūram.

-ure · suffix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοὐρᾱ́
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromοὐρᾱ́
  3. English today-ure

Derived from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”)..

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοὐρᾱ́ all →

urosteon

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