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English word favourite comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoweh₁, Italian favere, and later Latin faveo ((with dative) I favour. I support, encourage, indulge.)
*gʰoweh₁ (Proto-Indo-European)
favere (Italian)
faveo (Latin)
(with dative) I favour. I support, encourage, indulge.
favor (Latin)
Good will, inclination, partiality, favor. Support.
favorir (Middle French)
To favor.
favorit (Middle French)
favourite (English)
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.. (Internet) To bookmark. (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.. (internet) A bookmark in a web browser.. A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.. A person who [...]