Where does “morbide” come from?
morbide (Italian) comes from Italian morbido, from Latin morbidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
morbide (Italian): feminine plural of morbido
Definitions
- feminine plural of morbido
Ancestry of “morbide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | morbido | soft, tender, mellow; docile, compliant; soft... |
| 2 | Latin | morbidus | sickly, diseased; unwholesome |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |