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Where does “arsura” come from?

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

arsura (Italian): heat; drought; thirst

Definitions

  1. heat; drought; thirst

Ancestry of “arsura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinarsuratrial by fire
2Latinārsus—
3Latinārdeō—
4LatinardusAlternative form of aridus
5Latināridus—
6Latināreō—
7Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →