Where does “étourdi” come from?
étourdi (French) comes from French étourdir, from Vulgar Latin exturdire, from Latin turdus, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.
étourdi (French): scatterbrain, absent-minded individual; past...
Definitions
- scatterbrain, absent-minded individual; past...
Ancestry of “étourdi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | étourdir | to daze, to stun; to tire, to wear out |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | exturdire | — |
| 3 | Latin | turdus | thrush, fieldfare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trósdos | — |
Words derived from “étourdi”