Favored
/ˈfeɪ.vərd/noun
Regarded with preference or approval; treated as having an advantage.
Did you know?Favored ultimately traces back to Latin *favere*, “to show kindness or be favorable,” a root tied to the idea of protective goodwill rather than random luck.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₂-
“to set, place, put”
Latin
Latin
favēre
“to show kindness to, support, be favorable to”
Late Latin
Latin
favōrem
“goodwill, favor, partiality”
Old French
Old French
favor
“kindness, support, goodwill”
Middle English
English
favoured
“shown favor; preferred”
Modern English
English
favored
“preferred; approved; treated with special kindness”