Where does “maussade” come from?

maussade (French) comes from Old French malsade, from Latin sapĭdus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

maussade (French): sullen; dull, dreary

Definitions

  1. sullen; dull, dreary

Ancestry of “maussade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmalsade—
2Latinsapĭdussavoury, delicious, tasty
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “maussade”

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