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Where does “adust” come from?

adust (English) comes from Middle French aduste, from Latin adūstus.

adust (English): Abnormally dark or over-concentrated; "associated...

Definitions

  1. Abnormally dark or over-concentrated; "associated...

Ancestry of “adust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaduste—
2Latinadūstus—

Words derived from “adust”

  • adustible
  • adustness
  • adustiosis
Every word from Latin adūstus →