Where does “livide” come from?

livide (Latin) comes from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

livide (Latin): lividly; singular vocative of līvidus

Definitions

  1. lividly; singular vocative of līvidus

Ancestry of “livide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlividusleaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;...
2LatinliveoI am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,...
3Proto-Italicsliwēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansliwo-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sliwo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sliwēō →
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