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   Where does the word favor come from?

   • From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”).

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   What does 'favour' mean in English?

   • Favour is the standard spelling in Canada and outside North America. English speakers usually " do someone a favor" (rather than *" make them a favor", which would be sense 3 only). See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of favor collocated with these words.

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   What does 'thing given as a mark of favor' mean?

   • Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from late 15c. Phrase in favor of recorded from 1560s. word-forming element making nouns of quality, state, or condition, from Middle English -our, from Old French -our (Modern French -eur ), from Latin -orem (nominative -or ), a suffix added to past participle verbal stems.

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   What does 'favor' mean in the Bible?

   • If we look at the English definition of "favor" it might help make this translation clearer: The first definition shows that "favor" is a regard shown toward another. This is the same type of concept shown in the six passages above. Furthermore, the third definition shows that the idea of favor is connected with grace: "gracious kindness".

   How did the Greek "charis" come to imply "favor?"

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   Sep 28, 2017 · prefer. late 14c., preferren, "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote (to an office, dignity, or position); further (one's interest)," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) gracious.

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     favor 뜻: 호의; 약 1300년, "매력, 아름다움, 매혹" (고어)은 오래된 프랑스어...

   • Français (French)

     favor (n.) Environ 1300, "attractivité, beauté, charme"...

   • Italiano (Italian)

     favor. (n.). c. 1300, "attrattiva, bellezza, fascino"...

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     favor (n.) c. 1300, "attractiveness, beauty, charm"...

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   Middle English favor, ‑our, < Old French favor, ‑our (modern French faveur) = Provençal favor, Spanish favor, Italian favore < Latin favōre-m, < favēre to regard with goodwill, side with, show kindness to, protect.

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   May 8, 2013 · To further understand the confusion, the etymology of “grace” stems back to the French language in which the Old French grace means, "pardon, divine grace, mercy; favor, thanks; elegance, virtue" (12c., Modern French grâce), and from the Latin, “gratia” meaning "favor, esteem, regard; pleasing quality, good will, gratitude" (source of ...

   • You might be interested in Moral Transformation , page 166ff, in which Wallace and Rusk argue that "charis" did not have the technical sense many...
   • There's no doubt that the word is primarily translated as "grace" (130 times in the King James version). However, there are a few times (6 in tota...
   • I enjoyed reading the discourse. One issue I would have is the reformed tradition has for the most part hijacked the meaning of grace by thrusting...

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   Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin, from favēre to be favorable; perhaps akin to Old High German gouma attention, Old Church Slavonic gověti to revere First Known Use Noun

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Alternative forms. 1.2 Etymology. 1.3 Pronunciation. 1.4 Noun. 1.4.1 Usage notes. 1.4.2 Synonyms. 1.4.3 Antonyms. 1.4.4 Derived terms. 1.4.5 Translations. 1.5 Verb. 1.5.1 Synonyms. 1.5.2 Antonyms. 1.5.3 Derived terms. 1.5.4 Translations. 1.6 References. 2 Catalan. 2.1 Etymology. 2.2 Pronunciation. 2.3 Noun.

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   Word History and Origins. Origin of favor 1. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English favo (u)r, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin favōr- (stem of favor ) “goodwill,” derivative of favēre “to be favorably inclined” + -ōr- -or 1.