English
viduity
Viduity comes from Latin viduitās ‘widowhood’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *wiðowā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wiðowāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvidua‘widow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviduus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviduitās‘widowhood’
- Englishtodayviduity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wiðowāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvidua‘widow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviduus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviduitās‘widowhood’
- Englishtodayviduity
Every English word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā
Today it means
noun the state of being a widow; widowhood
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *wiðowā / viduity