Where does “rancir” come from?
rancir (French) comes from French rance, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
rancir (French): to go rancid
Ancestry of “rancir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | rance | rancid |
| 2 | Latin | rancidus | rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “rancir”