livor

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • A bruise.
  • A bluish color.
  • (figuratively) envy, malice

Etymology

Affix from Latin līveō (I am bluish, I envy, envy, I am of a bluish color livid) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (bluish, blueish, plum-coloured).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)leh₃y-

Gloss

bluish, blueish, plum-coloured

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms