Where does “spissitude” come from?
spissitude (English) comes from Middle English spissitude, from Latin spissitudo, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European spidtos.
spissitude (English): Density, thickness; the state or quality of being...
Definitions
- Density, thickness; the state or quality of being...
Ancestry of “spissitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spissitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | spissitudo | density, consistency, thickness |
| 3 | Latin | spissus | thick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spidtos | — |