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Where does “rigidesa” come from?

rigidesa (Catalan) comes from Catalan -esa, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

rigidesa (Catalan): rigidity, stiffness

Definitions

  1. rigidity, stiffness

Ancestry of “rigidesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-esafeminine of -ès
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →