Etymology

marcid

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Today it means: lean, withered. Full definition →

Latin marcidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Latinmarceō
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latinmarcidus
  4. English todaymarcid

Borrowed from Latin marcidus.

Words from the same roots

Latinmarcidus all →

marceline

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.