English
livedo
Livedo comes from Latin livedo ‘blueness, lividness’, from līveō ‘to be bluish’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)lih₃-wó-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*slīwēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīveō‘to be bluish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElivedo‘blueness, lividness’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)lih₃-wó-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*slīwēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīveō‘to be bluish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElivedo‘blueness, lividness’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin līveō ‘to be bluish’
Today it means
noun A form of skin discoloration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó- / livedo