Where does “mordant” come from?

mordant (French) comes from Latin mordeō, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

mordant (French): present participle of mordre; biting, sharp,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of mordre; biting, sharp,...

Ancestry of “mordant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmordeōto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
2Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “mordant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeō →