rigor

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • stiffness, rigidity
  • rigor, cold, harshness, severity

Etymology

Affix from Latin rigeō (I am stiff, I am rigid) root from Proto-Indo-European *reyǵ- (bind, reach, stretch tight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reyǵ-

Gloss

bind, reach, stretch tight

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