Where does “sordes” come from?
sordes (Latin) comes from Latin sordeo, from Proto-Italic swerdēō, from Proto-Indo-European swerd-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swerd- — dirty, dark, black.
sordes (Latin): dirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess,...
Definitions
- dirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess,...
Ancestry of “sordes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sordeo | I am dirty, filthy or foul; I am mean or base; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | swerdēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd- | dirty, dark, black |