Where does “sordide” come from?
sordide (French) comes from Latin sordidus, from Latin sordeō, from Latin sordes, from Latin sordeo, from Proto-Italic swerdēō, from Proto-Indo-European swerd-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swerd- — dirty, dark, black.
sordide (French): sordid; squalid; sleazy
Definitions
- sordid; squalid; sleazy
Ancestry of “sordide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sordidus | dirty, filthy; of poor, mean, base quality,... |
| 2 | Latin | sordeō | to be dirty, filthy or foul |
| 3 | Latin | sordes | dirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess,... |
| 4 | Latin | sordeo | I am dirty, filthy or foul; I am mean or base; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swerdēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd- | dirty, dark, black |