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Where does “nonfrigid” come from?

nonfrigid (English) comes from English frigid, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

nonfrigid (English): Not frigid

Definitions

  1. Not frigid

Ancestry of “nonfrigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy; Chilly in manner;...
2Latinfrīgidus—
3Latinfrīgeō—
4Latin-eō—
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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