allure

allure · noun, verb¹

1. Old French · derived fromaleurer, alurer
2. Middle English · inherited fromaluren
3. English todayallure

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

allure · noun²

1. Old French · derived fromalure
2. Middle English · inherited fromalure
3. English todayallure

From Middle English alure, alour, from Old French alure, aleure (“walk, gait”), from aler (“to go”) + -ure.

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