favourite
/ˈfeɪvəɪt/FAY-vur-it
/ˈfeɪvɚɪt/FAY-vur-it
Meaningone held in goodwill
Common meaning: liked best
- favto be well disposed towardLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 731 · scan
- ouritefrom French -ourite: noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin faveō ‘to be well disposed toward’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faveō, p. 731 · dictionary scan
Roots
- faveō, fāvī, fautum Latin “to be well disposed toward”
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