Where does “rigorous” come from?
Rigorous comes from Latin rigorosus, derived from Latin rigor with the suffix Latin -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- combined with Proto-Indo-European -ōs and -os suffixes.
rigorous (English): Showing, causing, or favoring rigour;...
Definitions
- Showing, causing, or favoring rigour;...
Ancestry of “rigorous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Ness | — |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |
Words derived from “rigorous”