Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “hideux” come from?

hideux (Middle French) comes from Old French hideus — ugly; hideous.

hideux (Middle French): hideous

Definitions

  1. hideous

Ancestry of “hideux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhideusugly; hideous

Words derived from “hideux”

  • hideux
Every word from Old French hideus →