Where does “vapid” come from?

Vapid comes from Latin vapidus, formed from the Latin suffix -idus combined with a root found in Proto-Indo-European -edʰos.

vapid (English): Offering nothing that is stimulating or...

Definitions

  1. Offering nothing that is stimulating or...

Ancestry of “vapid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvapidusthat has emitted steam or vapor; flat or vapid;...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “vapid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin vapidus →