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Where does “pigritia” come from?

pigritia (Latin) comes from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

pigritia (Latin): sloth, sluggishness, laziness, indolence

Definitions

  1. sloth, sluggishness, laziness, indolence

Ancestry of “pigritia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itia-ness, -ity
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “pigritia”

  • perezoso
  • pereza
  • perecear
  • paresse
  • paresseux
  • paresseusement
  • preguiça
  • preguicite
  • preguiçoso
  • espreguiçar
  • peresa
  • peresós
  • peresosament
  • preguiza
  • peresce
  • pegriça
  • pares
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