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Where does “aegritudo” come from?

aegritudo (Latin) comes from Latin aeger, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aegritudo (Latin): illness, sickness; grief, sorrow

Definitions

  1. illness, sickness; grief, sorrow

Ancestry of “aegritudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaegersick, ill; difficult, reluctant, troublesome;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aegritudo”

  • egritude
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