Where does “luridity” come from?
luridity (English) comes from English lurid, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.
luridity (English): The quality of being lurid
Definitions
- The quality of being lurid
Ancestry of “luridity”, step by step
luridity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lurid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lurid | Shocking, horrifying; Melodramatic; Ghastly,... |
| 2 | Latin | luridus | pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,... |
| 3 | Latin | luror | paleness, pallor, lividness |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *loiros | — |
via English ity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ity | — |
| 2 | Ingrian | -u | Used to form nouns from verbs |