Where does “arduidad” come from?
arduidad (Spanish) comes from Latin arduitas, from Latin arduus, from Proto-Italic arðwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
arduidad (Spanish): arduity, arduousness
Ancestry of “arduidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | arduitas | steepness; eminence, importance, prominence;... |
| 2 | Latin | arduus | lofty, high, steep, tall, elevated; hard to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | arðwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |