Where does “gelate” come from?

gelate (French) comes from Latin gelidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Ancestry of “gelate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	gelidus	ice-cold, icy, frosty; chilling
2	Latin	-idus	tending to
3	Proto-Italic	*-iðos	—

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