Where does “luddari” come from?
luddari (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian loddu, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.
luddari (Sicilian): to dirty, to soil
Ancestry of “luddari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | loddu | dirt, filth; dirty, unclean |
| 2 | Latin | luridus | pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,... |
| 3 | Latin | luror | paleness, pallor, lividness |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *loiros | — |