Where does “languid” come from?
Languid comes from Latin languēre meaning to be faint or weak, via Old French langue and Latin lingua meaning tongue, both descended from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
languid (English): Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping...
Definitions
- Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping...
Ancestry of “languid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | languidus | faint, weak, dull, languid; sluggish, slow; ill,... |
| 2 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “languid”