Where does “lepid” come from?
lepid (English) comes from Latin Lepidus, from Latin lepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
lepid (English): pleasant; jocose
Ancestry of “lepid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Lepidus | — |
| 2 | Latin | lepidus | pleasant, charming; witty; effeminate |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |