Where does “absurda” come from?
absurda (English) comes from English absurdum, from Latin absurdum, from Latin absurdus, from Latin absonus, from Latin -sonus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
absurda (English): plural of absurdum
Definitions
- plural of absurdum
Ancestry of “absurda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absurdum | An illogical conclusion or state |
| 2 | Latin | absurdum | nominative neuter singular of absurdus;... |
| 3 | Latin | absurdus | discordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent,... |
| 4 | Latin | absonus | harsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous |
| 5 | Latin | -sonus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |