sœur

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French word sœur comes from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (Sister.), Proto-Indo-European *swoyd-

*swésōr (Proto-Indo-European)

Sister.

*swoyd- (Proto-Indo-European)

*swezōr (Proto-Italic)

Sister.

sudo (Latin)

I sweat, perspire.

sororis (Latin)

seror (Old French)

Sister.

suer (Old French)

soeur (Middle French)

Sister.

sœur (French)

(Christianity) nun. Sister.

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