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Where does “tumid” come from?

tumid (English) comes from Latin tumiditas, from Latin tumidus, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

tumid (English): swollen, enlarged, bulging; cancerous, unhealthy;...

Definitions

  1. swollen, enlarged, bulging; cancerous, unhealthy;...

Ancestry of “tumid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintumiditasA swelling, tumor
2Latintumidusswollen, swelling, rising high, protuberant,...
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe—
6Old Norse*iði—
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion

Words derived from “tumid”

  • tumidity
  • tumidly
  • tumidness
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