Where does “livid” come from?

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

livid (Middle English): livid, blue

Definitions

  1. livid, blue

Ancestry of “livid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlivide—
2Latinlividusleaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;...
3LatinliveoI am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,...
4Proto-Italicsliwēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansliwo-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “livid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sliwo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sliwēō →