Etymology

rigidify

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Today it means: To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid. Full definition →

Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English rigid
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-
  2. Proto-Italic*rigēō
  3. Latinrigeō
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Latinrigidus
  6. Middle Englishrigide
  7. Englishrigid
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Proto-Italic*θakos
  10. English todayrigidify

From rigid + -ify.

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