Where does “lourdin” come from?

lourdin (Middle French) comes from Middle French lourd, from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

lourdin (Middle French): dullard

Definitions

  1. dullard

Ancestry of “lourdin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlourdheavy
2Old Frenchlourt
3Late Latinlurdusslow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid
4Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
5Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
6Proto-Italic*loiros

Words derived from “lourdin

Every word from Proto-Italic *loirosEvery word from Latin lurorEvery word from Latin luridus
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