Where does “arduus” come from?
arduus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic arðwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arduus (Latin): lofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to...
Definitions
- lofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to...
Ancestry of “arduus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | arðwos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “arduus”