English
torridness
From torrid + -ness.
A compound of torrid + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’
Proto-Indo-European *torséyeti ‘to make dry, to cause to dry’
Proto-Italic *torzeō ‘to burn, scorch’
Latin torreō ‘parch, scorch’
Latin torridus ‘dry, parched’
English torrid
Today it means
noun The property of being torrid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / torridness