Where does “lividity” come from?
lividity (English) comes from English livid, from Middle English livid, from Middle French livide, from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.
lividity (English): The state or quality of being livid; A livid area...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being livid; A livid area...
Ancestry of “lividity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | livid | Having a dark, bluish appearance; Pale, pallid;... |
| 2 | Middle English | livid | livid, blue |
| 3 | Middle French | livide | — |
| 4 | Latin | lividus | leaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;... |
| 5 | Latin | liveo | I am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sliwēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sliwo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |