Where does “arid” come from?
Arid comes from French aride, from Latin aridus meaning dry, derived from Latin areo meaning to be dry, from Proto-Italic āzēō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-.
arid (English): Very dry; Describing a very dry climate....
Definitions
- Very dry; Describing a very dry climate....
Ancestry of “arid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | aride | arid |
| 2 | Latin | āridus | — |
| 3 | Latin | āreō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | āzēō | I am dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHseh₁(ye)- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “arid”