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Where does “turgido” come from?

turgido (Italian) comes from Latin turgidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

turgido (Italian): turgid, swollen

Definitions

  1. turgid, swollen

Ancestry of “turgido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturgidusturgid, swollen, inflated, distended; bombastic,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “turgido”

  • inturgidire
  • inturgidimento
  • turgidità
  • turgidezza
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