Etymology

fracid

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Today it means: Rotten from being too ripe; overripe. Full definition →

Latin fracidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *frakēs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰrā́ks
  2. Proto-Italic*θrakēs?
  3. Proto-Italic*frakēs
  4. Latinfracēs
  5. Latinfraceō
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Latinfracidus
  8. English todayfracid

Latin fracidus (“mellow, soft”).

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