myEtymology.com: French etymology of amordancer

Etymology of the French word amordancer

the French word amordancer

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Old French word mordant

derived from the Old French word mordre

derived from the Latin word mordere (bite; sting; hurt)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer-