Etymology

encourager

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Today it means: One who provides encouragement. Full definition →

English encourage ← Middle English encouragen ← Anglo-Norman encoragier
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés
  8. Proto-Italic*kord
  9. Latincor n
  10. Latin*corem
  11. Vulgar Latin*corāticum
  12. Old Frenchcorage
  13. Anglo-Normanencoragier
  14. Middle Englishencouragen
  15. Englishencourage
  16. English todayencourager

From encourage + -er.

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