aridification

aridification

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *āzēō
Latin āreō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin āriduslbor.
French arideder.
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Latin āridusder.
English arid
English -ification
English aridification

    From arid + -ification.

    Noun

    aridification

    1. (environmental science) The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid

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