Where does “foetid” come from?
foetid (English) comes from Latin foetidus, from Latin fētidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
foetid (English): Nonstandard spelling of fetid
Definitions
- Nonstandard spelling of fetid
Ancestry of “foetid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | foetidus | Alternative form of fētidus; foul-smelling;... |
| 2 | Latin | fētidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |