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Where does “rigiditas” come from?

rigiditas (Latin) comes from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

rigiditas (Latin): stiffness, rigidity; hardness

Definitions

  1. stiffness, rigidity; hardness

Ancestry of “rigiditas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tās—
2Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “rigiditas”

  • rigidité
  • rigiditat
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