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Where does “raidir” come from?

raidir (French) comes from French raide, from Old French roide, from Old French roit, from Latin rigidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

raidir (French): stiffen

Definitions

  1. stiffen

Ancestry of “raidir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchraidestiff, straight; steep, abrupt; stubborn
2Old Frenchroide—
3Old Frenchroithard
4Latinrigidusstiff, rigid, hard, inflexible; stern, strict,...
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “raidir”

  • raidissement
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →