Where does “mordente” come from?

mordente (Italian) comes from Latin mordens, from Latin mordeo, from Proto-Italic mordeō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

mordente (Italian): present participle of mordere; biting; mordant,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of mordere; biting; mordant,...

Ancestry of “mordente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmordensgnawing, stinging, eroding
2Latinmordeoto bite (into); nibble, gnaw
3Proto-Italicmordeōto bite
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “mordente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Italic mordeō →Every word from Latin mordeo →