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Where does “absurde” come from?

absurde (Latin) comes from Latin absurdus, from Latin absonus, from Latin -sonus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

absurde (Latin): inharmoniously; absurdly, irrationally

Definitions

  1. inharmoniously; absurdly, irrationally

Ancestry of “absurde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent,...
2Latinabsonusharsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous
3Latin-sonus—
4Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
5Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
6Proto-Italic-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “absurde”

  • absurdius
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