Where does “rancid” come from?

Rancid comes from Latin rancidus, formed from the Latin suffix -idus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -edʰos.

rancid (English): Rank in taste or smell; Offensive

Definitions

  1. Rank in taste or smell; Offensive

Ancestry of “rancid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “rancid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin rancidus →