Etymology

sordid

sor·did
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Today it means: Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. Full definition →

French sordide ← Latin sordidu ← Middle English sordid
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The story

  1. Latinsordēs
  2. Latinsordeō
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latinsordidus
  5. Middle Englishsordid
  6. Latinsordidu
  7. Frenchsordide
  8. English todaysordid

From Middle English sordide, from Latin sordidus. Alternatively from French sordide.

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