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

Definitions

  1. pleasant; jocose

Ancestry of “lepid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLepiduspleasant, charming
2Latinlepiduspleasant, charming; witty; effeminate
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin lepidus →
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