English
rorid
Rorid comes from Latin rōridus ‘dewy, bedewed, wet with dew’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs ‘liquid, moisture’, and ultimately from *h₁ers- ‘to flow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ers-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rṓs‘liquid, moisture’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rōsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErōs‘dew’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōridus‘dewy, bedewed, wet with dew’
- Englishearliest quotation 1598rorid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ers-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rṓs‘liquid, moisture’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rōsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErōs‘dew’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōridus‘dewy, bedewed, wet with dew’
- Englishearliest quotation 1598rorid
Earliest quotation: 1598, George Chapman, The Third Sestiad: “[…] as Phœbus throws His beams abroad, though he…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- ‘to flow’
error, err, erratic, errant, errata, rishi, 19 more
through Latin rōs ‘dew’
Today it means
adj Dewy; containing dew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- / rorid