Where does “languidity” come from?

languidity (English) comes from English languid, from Latin languidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

languidity (English): The condition of being languid

Definitions

  1. The condition of being languid

Ancestry of “languidity”, step by step

languidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English languid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlanguidLacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping...
2Latinlanguidusfaint, weak, dull, languid; sluggish, slow; ill,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin languidus →