Where does “frigid” come from?
Frigid derives from Latin frigidus, from Latin frigus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots bʰer-, sriges-, and -éyeti denoting coldness and freezing.
frigid (English): Very cold; lacking warmth; icy; Chilly in manner;...
Definitions
- Very cold; lacking warmth; icy; Chilly in manner;...
Ancestry of “frigid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | frīgidus | cold, cool, chilling, frigid |
| 2 | Latin | frīgeō | to be cold or chilly; freeze |
| 3 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |