Favorable
/ˈfeɪ.vər.ə.bəl/noun
Indicating approval, support, or a good chance of success.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *favere*, meaning “to show kindness or support,” a root that also gave English *favor* and *fawn*, both tied to appeasing or pleasing someone powerful.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₂-
“to put, place, set”
Latin
Latin
favēre
“to show kindness to, favor, support; to be silent in support”
Late Latin
Latin
favorābilis
“worthy of favor, propitious”
Old French
Old French
favorable
“favorable, propitious”
Middle English
English
favorable
“showing favor; propitious”
Modern English
English
favorable
“giving approval or a good chance of success”