Etymology

envier

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Today it means: One who envies. Full definition →

English envy ← Middle English envie ← Old French envie
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The story

  1. Old Frenchenvie
  2. Middle Englishenvie
  3. Englishenvy
  4. English todayenvier

From envy + -er.

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