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
- Rank in taste or smell; Offensive
Ancestry of “rancid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rancidus | rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,... |
| 2 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “rancid”