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Where does “arido” come from?

arido (Italian) comes from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

arido (Italian): dry, arid; barren, infertile, sterile; desolate,...

Definitions

  1. dry, arid; barren, infertile, sterile; desolate,...

Ancestry of “arido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināridus—
2Latināreō—
3Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “arido”

  • aridezza
  • aridità
  • aridocoltura
  • aridocoltore
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