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Where does “morbido” come from?

morbido (Italian) comes from Latin morbidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

morbido (Italian): soft, tender, mellow; docile, compliant; soft...

Definitions

  1. soft, tender, mellow; docile, compliant; soft...

Ancestry of “morbido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorbidussickly, diseased; unwholesome
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “morbido”

  • morbidezza
  • morbide
  • morbidezza
  • ammorbidimento
  • morbidamente
  • rammorbidire
  • rammorbidimento
  • ammorbidire
  • morbigeno
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