Where does “rancidification” come from?
rancidification (English) comes from English rancid, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
rancidification (English): decomposition of fats and other lipids by...
Definitions
- decomposition of fats and other lipids by...
Ancestry of “rancidification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rancid | Rank in taste or smell; Offensive |
| 2 | Latin | rancidus | rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |