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pourrir.

to rot, decompose, putrefy, crumble

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/pu.ʁiʁ/
  1. to rot, decompose, putrefy, crumble

    intransitive
  2. to waste away from a disease such as gangrene

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *puH-der. Latin puter Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin putreō Vulgar Latin *putrīre Old French porrir French pourrir Inherited from Old French porrir, from Vulgar Latin *putrīre, from Latin putrēre, with inflexions taken from putrēscere.

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