English
flavid
Flavid comes from Latin flāvidus ‘yellow’, and goes back to flāvus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvus‘yellow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāveō‘to be golden yellow or light yellow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvidus‘yellow’
- Englishtodayflavid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvus‘yellow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāveō‘to be golden yellow or light yellow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvidus‘yellow’
- Englishtodayflavid
Linked words
through Latin flāvus ‘yellow’
Today it means
adj yellow
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin flāvus / flavid