Where does “alourdissement” come from?
alourdissement (French) comes from French alourdir, from French lourd, from Middle French lourd, from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.
alourdissement (French): weighing down (act of weighing down)
Definitions
- weighing down (act of weighing down)
Ancestry of “alourdissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alourdir | to weigh down |
| 2 | French | lourd | heavy; clumsy, oafish; annoying, a drag |
| 3 | Middle French | lourd | heavy |
| 4 | Old French | lourt | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | lurdus | slow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid |
| 6 | Latin | luridus | pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,... |
| 7 | Latin | luror | paleness, pallor, lividness |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *loiros | — |