Etymology of the English word absurd
the English word
absurdderived from the French word
absurdderived from the Latin word
absurdus (out of tune, discordant; absurd)
derived from the Latin word
surdus (deaf, unresponsive to what is said; falling on deaf ears)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
Date
The earliest known usage of absurd in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
absurdism,
absurdistCognates
Dutch
absurd, French
absurde, German
absurd, Latin
absurdus, Lithuanian
absurdiškas, Norwegian
absurd, Russian
aбсypдный, Swedish
absurdUsage
Word found in Modern English
