Etymology

aridification

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Today it means: The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid Full definition →

English arid ← Latin āridus ← French aride
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The story

  1. Frencharide
  2. Latināridus
  3. Englisharid
  4. English todayaridification

From arid + -ification.

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