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Where does “rigid” come from?

rigid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rigeti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-.

rigid (Old Irish): to stretch, to distend; to rule, direct

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to distend; to rule, direct

Ancestry of “rigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrigetibind
2Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-—
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