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Where does “flaccidity” come from?

flaccidity (English) comes from English flaccid, from Latin flaccidus, from Latin flacceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

flaccidity (English): The condition of being flaccid

Definitions

  1. The condition of being flaccid

Ancestry of “flaccidity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflaccidFlabby; Soft; floppy; Lacking energy or vigor
2Latinflaccidusflaccid, flabby, pendulous; languid, feeble, weak
3Latinflacceō—
4Latin-eō—
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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