Where does “aridification” come from?

aridification (English) comes from English arid, from French aride, from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

aridification (English): The long-term process by which a region becomes...

Definitions

  1. The long-term process by which a region becomes...

Ancestry of “aridification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharidVery dry; Describing a very dry climate....
2Frencharidearid
3Latināridusdry, parched, withered, arid
4Latināreōto be dry or parched
5Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)- →Every word from Proto-Italic āzēō →