Etymology

conqueror

con·quer·or
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Today it means: Someone who conquers. Full definition →

Middle English conquerour ← Old French conquereor
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromconquereor
  2. Middle English · inherited fromconquerour
  3. English todayconqueror

From Middle English conquerour, from Old French conquereor, from conquerre. By surface analysis, conquer + -or.

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