Where does “livide” come from?
livide (Old French) comes from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.
Ancestry of “livide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lividus | leaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;... |
| 2 | Latin | liveo | I am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sliwēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sliwo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
Words derived from “livide”