Where does “semiárido” come from?

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

semiárido (Spanish): semiarid

Definitions

  1. semiarid

Ancestry of “semiárido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisháridoarid
2Latināridusdry, parched, withered, arid
3Latināreōto be dry or parched
4Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)- →Every word from Proto-Italic āzēō →