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Where does “lurdus” come from?

lurdus (Late Latin) comes from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

lurdus (Late Latin): slow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid

Definitions

  1. slow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid

Ancestry of “lurdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
2Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
3Proto-Italic*loiros—

Words derived from “lurdus”

  • loord
  • lerdo
  • lordamente
  • lordare
  • lordo
  • lordume
  • lourd
  • lourdement
  • lourde
  • super-lourd
  • superlourd
  • hyperlourd
  • lerdo
  • lourt
Every word from Proto-Italic *loiros →