Where does “unrancid” come from?

unrancid (English) comes from English rancid, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

unrancid (English): Not rancid

Definitions

  1. Not rancid

Ancestry of “unrancid”, step by step

unrancid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rancid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrancidRank in taste or smell; Offensive
2Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin rancidus →