Algidity
/ælˈdʒɪdɪti/noun
The state or quality of being extremely cold.
Did you know?Latin writers used related forms such as algor for intense cold, while physicians later adopted algidity as a technical term for abnormal bodily chill or coldness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European (proposed)
PIE
*alg-
“To be cold; a cautiously reconstructed root associated with coldness”
Classical Latin
Latin
algēre
“To be cold or feel cold”
Classical Latin
Latin
algidus
“Cold, chilly, or causing cold”
Late Latin
Latin
algiditas
“Coldness or a cold condition”
17th Century
English
algidity
“The condition or quality of being cold”
Modern English
English
algidity
“Extreme coldness, especially as a medical or technical condition”