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Where does “rigide” come from?

rigide (French) comes from Latin rigidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

rigide (French): rigid

Definitions

  1. rigid

Ancestry of “rigide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrigidusstiff, rigid, hard, inflexible; stern, strict,...
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “rigide”

  • rigidifier
  • semirigide
  • psychorigide
  • rigidement
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