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Where does “lurido” come from?

lurido (Italian) comes from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

lurido (Italian): filthy, foul

Definitions

  1. filthy, foul

Ancestry of “lurido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
2Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
3Proto-Italic*loiros—

Words derived from “lurido”

  • luridamente
  • luridezza
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