Where does “rancidire” come from?
rancidire (Italian) comes from Italian rancido, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
rancidire (Italian): To become rancid
Ancestry of “rancidire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | rancido | rancid |
| 2 | Latin | rancidus | rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |