aridity

aridity

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 āridus
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin āriditāsbor.
English aridity

    Borrowed from Latin āriditās (“dryness”); equivalent to arid +‎ -ity.

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    Noun

    aridity (countable and uncountable, plural aridities)

    1. A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

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