Etymology

frigidity

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Today it means: The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. Full definition →

Middle English frigiditee ← Middle French frigidité ← Latin frīgiditātem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfrīgiditās
  2. Latin · derived fromfrīgiditātem
  3. Middle French · derived fromfrigidité
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfrigiditee
  5. English todayfrigidity

From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās.

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