Where does “fetid” come from?
Fetid comes from Latin fetidus, formed with the suffix -idus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- meaning to smoke or steam.
fetid (English): Foul-smelling, stinking; The foul-smelling...
Definitions
- Foul-smelling, stinking; The foul-smelling...
Ancestry of “fetid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fétide | fetid, foetid, foul; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | foetidus | Alternative form of fētidus; foul-smelling;... |
| 3 | Latin | fētidus | bad-smelling, foul, stinking |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “fetid”