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
- Distress or sorrow; Physical sickness
Ancestry of “egritude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aegritudo | illness, sickness; grief, sorrow |
| 2 | Latin | aeger | sick, ill; difficult, reluctant, troublesome;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |