Where does “aridity” come from?

Aridity comes from French aridité, derived from Latin aridus with the suffix -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.

aridity (English): A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture

Definitions

  1. A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture

Ancestry of “aridity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinariditasdryness, drought, aridity
2Latināridusdry, parched, withered, arid
3Latināreōto be dry or parched
4Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “aridity”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)- →Every word from Proto-Italic āzēō →