Etymology

rancidity

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

English rancid ← Latin rancidu
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  1. Latinrancidu
  2. Englishrancid
  3. English todayrancidity

From rancid + -ity.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.