Where does “flaccid” come from?
Flaccid comes from Latin flaccidus, formed from flaccus with the adjectival suffix -idus.
flaccid (English): Flabby; Soft; floppy; Lacking energy or vigor
Definitions
- Flabby; Soft; floppy; Lacking energy or vigor
Ancestry of “flaccid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flaccidus | flaccid, flabby, pendulous; languid, feeble, weak |
| 2 | Latin | flacceō | to be flabby or flaccid |
| 3 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |