Where does “lurid” come from?

Lurid derives from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, meaning to be pale or sallow.

lurid (English): Shocking, horrifying; Melodramatic; Ghastly,...

Definitions

  1. Shocking, horrifying; Melodramatic; Ghastly,...

Ancestry of “lurid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
2Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
3Proto-Italic*loiros—

Words derived from “lurid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *loiros →Every word from Latin luror →Every word from Latin luridus →