Where does “rancio” come from?

rancio (French) comes from Spanish rancio, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

rancio (French): the soft, mellow quality acquired by brandy as it is aged

Definitions

  1. the soft, mellow quality acquired by brandy as it is aged

Ancestry of “rancio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishranciorancid; stale
2Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin rancidus →