English
lividity
Lividity comes from Latin līvidus ‘livid’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)lih₃-wó-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīveō‘to be of a bluish color or livid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīvidus‘livid’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500līviditās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600lividité
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lividite
- Englishtodaylividity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)lih₃-wó-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīveō‘to be of a bluish color or livid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīvidus‘livid’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500līviditās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600lividité
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lividite
- Englishtodaylividity
Equivalent to livid + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-
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Latin līveō ‘be of a bluish color or livid’
Latin līvidus ‘bluish, livid’
Middle French livide
Middle English livid ‘livid, blue (color)’
English livid
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó-
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being livid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)lih₃-wó- / lividity