FAVOR

Meaning

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin favor Old French favorbor. Middle English favour English favor 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”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

• 2024-07-28AFIMORV
• 2024-07-02RAFLOUV
• 2023-03-23OVAULFR