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