Where does “torrid” come from?
Torrid comes from Latin torridus, formed from the Latin verb torque—meaning to twist or burn—with the suffix -idus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ter-, meaning to rub or turn.
torrid (English): Very hot and dry; Full of intense emotions...
Definitions
- Very hot and dry; Full of intense emotions...
Ancestry of “torrid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | torridus | dry, parched; baked, roasted; torrid |
| 2 | Latin | torreō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | torzeō | burn, scorch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “torrid”