Etymology

arid

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Today it means: Very dry. Full definition →

Latin āridus ← French aride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-eh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*āzēō
  4. Latināreō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latināridu
  7. Frencharide
  8. Latināridus
  9. English todayarid

From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“to be dry, to be parched”), akin to ārdeō (“to be on fire, to burn”).

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