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Where does “āzēō” come from?

āzēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

āzēō (Proto-Italic): I am dry

Definitions

  1. I am dry

Ancestry of “āzēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “āzēō”

  • arid
  • aridity
  • semiarid
  • hyperarid
  • aridification
  • aridness
  • aridly
  • aridic
  • subarid
  • hyperaridity
  • nonarid
  • semiaridity
  • aridisol
  • arefaction
  • subaridity
  • aridify
  • semi-arid
  • areo
  • arefacio
  • arefactus
  • inaresco
  • aresco
  • exaresco
  • arefaciens
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