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Where does “ariditas” come from?

ariditas (Latin) 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.

ariditas (Latin): dryness, drought, aridity

Definitions

  1. dryness, drought, aridity

Ancestry of “ariditas”, 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 “ariditas”

  • aridity
  • semiaridity
  • subaridity
  • aridité
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