Etymology of the English word adust
the English word
adustderived from the Latin word
adustus (burned by the sun; torrid; browned)
derived from the Latin word
adurere (scorch, singe; burn)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
urere (burn)
Date
The earliest known usage of adust in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
