Where does “torvid” come from?

torvid (English) comes from Latin torvidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

torvid (English): Fierce, stern

Definitions

  1. Fierce, stern

Ancestry of “torvid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorviduswild, fierce
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin torvidus →