Etymology

crudity

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Today it means: The state of being crude. Full definition →

Middle French crudité ← Latin crūditās
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  1. Latin · derived fromcrūditās
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcrudité
  3. English todaycrudity

Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -ity. Doublet of crudité.

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