Where does “lerdo” come from?

lerdo (Spanish) comes from Late Latin lurdus, from Latin luridus, from Latin luror, from Proto-Italic *loiros.

lerdo (Spanish): slow, sluggish, of animals; dim-witted, oafish,...

Definitions

  1. slow, sluggish, of animals; dim-witted, oafish,...

Ancestry of “lerdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlurdusslow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid
2Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
3Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
4Proto-Italic*loiros

Words derived from “lerdo

Every word from Proto-Italic *loirosEvery word from Latin lurorEvery word from Latin luridus