Where does “fétide” come from?

fétide (French) comes from Latin foetidus, from Latin fētidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

fétide (French): fetid, foetid, foul; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. fetid, foetid, foul; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “fétide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfoetidusAlternative form of fētidus; foul-smelling;...
2Latinfētidusbad-smelling, foul, stinking
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos

Words derived from “fétide

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin fētidus
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