Where does “nonrigidity” come from?
nonrigidity (English) comes from English rigidity, from English rigid, from Latin rigiditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nonrigidity (English): The quality of not being rigid
Definitions
- The quality of not being rigid
Ancestry of “nonrigidity”, step by step
nonrigidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rigidity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rigidity | The quality or state of being rigid; lack of... |
| 2 | English | rigid | Stiff, rather than flexible; Fixed, rather than... |
| 3 | Latin | rigiditas | stiffness, rigidity; hardness |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |