Where does “ranço” come from?

ranço (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ranço, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

ranço (Portuguese): rancid; rancidity; contempt; despise towards...

Definitions

  1. rancid; rancidity; contempt; despise towards...

Ancestry of “ranço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseranço
2Latinrancidusrancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos

Words derived from “ranço

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin rancidus