Etymology

rancorous

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Today it means: Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English rancor ← Middle English rancour
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The story

  1. Latinranceō
  2. Latinrancor
  3. Old Frenchrancor
  4. Middle Englishrancour
  5. Englishrancor
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. English todayrancorous

From rancor + -ous.

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