Where does “loddu” come from?

loddu (Sicilian) comes from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

loddu (Sicilian): dirt, filth; dirty, unclean

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth; dirty, unclean

Ancestry of “loddu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
2Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
3Proto-Italic*loiros—

Words derived from “loddu”

Every word from Proto-Italic *loiros →Every word from Latin luror →Every word from Latin luridus →