Etymology

disour

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Middle English disour ← Old French diseor
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  1. Old French · derived fromdiseor
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdisour
  3. English todaydisour

Inherited from Middle English disour, from Old French diseor, from dire (“to say”).

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