Where does “álgido” come from?

álgido (Spanish) comes from Latin algidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

álgido (Spanish): decisive, critical, pivotal; very cold; algid

Definitions

  1. decisive, critical, pivotal; very cold; algid

Ancestry of “álgido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalgiduscold
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos

Words derived from “álgido

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin algidus