Where does “egritude” come from?

egritude (English) comes from Latin aegritudo, from Latin aeger, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

egritude (English): Distress or sorrow; Physical sickness

Definitions

  1. Distress or sorrow; Physical sickness

Ancestry of “egritude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaegritudoillness, sickness; grief, sorrow
2Latinaegersick, ill; difficult, reluctant, troublesome;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Latin aeger →Every word from Latin aegritudo →