Where does “livide” come from?

livide (Italian) comes from Italian livido, from Latin līvidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

livide (Italian): feminine plural of livido

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of livido

Ancestry of “livide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlividolivid; leaden; bruise
2Latinlīvidusleaden, bluish, blue
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin līvidus →
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