English
ardor
Ardor comes from Old French ardur ‘burning’, from Latin ārdor ‘ardour, eagerness, ardent desire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- ‘to be dry, to dry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-‘to be dry, to dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-eh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*āzēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāreō‘to be dry or parched’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāridus‘dry, parched, withered, arid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdeō‘to burn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdor‘ardour, eagerness, ardent desire’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ardur‘burning’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ardour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1816ardor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-‘to be dry, to dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-eh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*āzēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāreō‘to be dry or parched’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāridus‘dry, parched, withered, arid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdeō‘to burn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEārdor‘ardour, eagerness, ardent desire’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ardur‘burning’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ardour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1816ardor
Earliest quotation: 1816, – 1817 April/May, The Modern Prometheus. […]: “I rushed towards her, and embraced her with ardour;…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- ‘to be dry, to dry’
are, star, ash, stellar, asterisk, azalea, ashy, ashen, areal, 5 more
through Latin āreō ‘to be dry or parched’
through Latin āridus ‘dry, parched, withered, arid’
through Latin ārdeō ‘to burn’
Today it means
noun Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- / ardor