Where does “tetricus” come from?

tetricus (Latin) comes from Latin taeter — foul, noisome, disgusting; offensive, revolting,...

tetricus (Latin): forbidding, harsh, crabbed, gloomy, sour, stern, severe

Definitions

  1. forbidding, harsh, crabbed, gloomy, sour, stern, severe

Ancestry of “tetricus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaeterfoul, noisome, disgusting; offensive, revolting,...

Words derived from “tetricus

Every word from Latin taeter
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