favori

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Adj

favo(u)rite

Noun

favo(u)rite

Noun

sideburns, side whiskers

Συνώνυμα

préféré

signet

🔖

marque-page

🔖

chouchou

favoris

de prédilection

favorisé

favorite

ange

👼

avantagé

chéri

or

populaire

animal favori

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/fa.vɔ.ʁi/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Γαλλικά: favori

In summary

From Middle French favori, favorit (16th c.), from Italian favorito, past participle of favorire (“to favour”). The form in -it was borrowed directly from the Italian participle, while that in -i (feminine accordingly favorie) is in line with the Middle French verb favorir (now replaced with favoriser). Inconsistent standardization led to the modern hybrid forms (cf. also absous, andalou, coi, esquimau).