Where does “torridus” come from?
torridus (Latin) comes from Latin torreō, from Proto-Italic torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
torridus (Latin): dry, parched; baked, roasted; torrid
Definitions
- dry, parched; baked, roasted; torrid
Ancestry of “torridus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | torreō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | torzeō | burn, scorch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “torridus”