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Where does “rancido” come from?

rancido (Italian) comes from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

rancido (Italian): rancid

Definitions

  1. rancid

Ancestry of “rancido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “rancido”

  • rancidezza
  • rancidità
  • rancidire
  • rancidume
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