Where does “rigoristic” come from?
rigoristic (English) comes from English rigor, from Old French rigor, from Latin rigor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
rigoristic (English): Exhibiting rigorism; strict
Definitions
- Exhibiting rigorism; strict
Ancestry of “rigoristic”, step by step
rigoristic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rigor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rigor | US spelling of rigour; Short for rigor mortis |
| 2 | Old French | rigor | harshness; severity; stiffness; rigidity |
| 3 | Latin | rigor | stiffness, rigidity; rigor, cold, harshness,... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English istic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | istic | — |