Where does “sordidus” come from?
sordidus (Latin) comes from Latin sordeō, from Latin sordes, from Latin sordeo, from Proto-Italic swerdēō, from Proto-Indo-European swerd-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swerd- — dirty, dark, black.
sordidus (Latin): dirty, filthy; of poor, mean, base quality,...
Definitions
- dirty, filthy; of poor, mean, base quality,...
Ancestry of “sordidus”, step by step
sordidus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sordeō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sordeō | to be dirty, filthy or foul |
| 2 | Latin | sordes | dirt, filth, squalor; meanness, stinginess,... |
| 3 | Latin | sordeo | I am dirty, filthy or foul; I am mean or base; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | swerdēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swerd- | dirty, dark, black |
via Latin sordere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sordere | present active infinitive of sordeō; to be dirty;... |