Where does “algidity” come from?

algidity (English) comes from English algid, from Latin algidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

algidity (English): The state of being algid

Definitions

  1. The state of being algid

Ancestry of “algidity”, step by step

algidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English algid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgidCold, chilly; "used of low body temperature...
2Latinalgiduscold
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin algidus →
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