Where does “arduità” come from?

arduità (Italian) comes from Latin arduitas, from Latin arduus, from Proto-Italic arðwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

arduità (Italian): arduousness

Definitions

  1. arduousness

Ancestry of “arduità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarduitassteepness; eminence, importance, prominence;...
2Latinarduuslofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to...
3Proto-Italicarðwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic arðwos →