Latin
rigeō
‘to be stiff’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin rigeō.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin rigeō, most familiar first.
- rigid ← rigide ← rigidus
- rigidity ← rigiditas ← rigidus
- rigour ← rigor ← rigor
- rigescent ← rigescens ← rigēscō
- rigorist ← rigor
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Etymograph / Latin rigeō