Etymology

tumid

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Today it means: Swollen, enlarged, bulging. Full definition →

Latin tumidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tum-
  2. Latintumeō
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latintumidus
  5. English todaytumid

Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

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