English
lividness
From livid + -ness, originally after Medieval Latin līviditās.
Formed from livid + -ness
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
Today it means
noun The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lividness