Where does “ranceto” come from?

ranceto (Neapolitan) comes from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

ranceto (Neapolitan): rancid

Definitions

  1. rancid

Ancestry of “ranceto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin rancidus →