What country does the word encore come from?

Answer 1

being a french word, i'd say it has its origins in France. however, the wrod 'country' might not be the right term, since the notion of a nation state has come up later than the word itself.

encore /ɑ̃kɔʀ/

1. adverb
   1. still;

      il n'est ~ que midi it's only midday;

      tu en es ~ là? haven't you got GB or gotten US beyond that by now?;

      qu'il soit impoli passe ~, mais… the fact that he's rude is one thing, but…;

   1. pas ~ not yet;

      il n'est pas ~ rentré he hasn't come home yet;

      he still hasn't come home;

      cela ne s'est ~ jamais vu it has never been seen before;

   1. again;

      ~ toi! you again!;

      ~! encore!, more!;

      ~ une fois once more, once again;

      qu'est-ce que j'ai ~ fait? what have I done now?;

   1. more;

      mange ~ un peu have some more to eat;

      c'est ~ mieux it's even better;

   1. ~ un gâteau? another cake?;

      pendant ~ trois jours for another three days;

      qu'est-ce qu'il te faut ~? what more do you need?;

   1. ~ faut-il qu'elle accepte but she still has to accept;

      si ~ il était généreux! if he were at least generous!;

   1. only, just;

      il y a ~ trois mois only three months ago.

source: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/encore