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Where does “aridisol” come from?

aridisol (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.

aridisol (English): A soil of the kind that dominates deserts and...

Definitions

  1. A soil of the kind that dominates deserts and...

Ancestry of “aridisol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharidVery dry; Describing a very dry climate....
2Frencharidearid
3Latināridus—
4Latināreō—
5Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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