Siccity
/ˈsɪkɪti/noun
The quality or state of being dry or parched.
Did you know?Siccity comes from Latin siccitas, and its root is the same one behind words for drying, drought, and even the idea of being drained of life-force in older medical and poetic usage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seyk-
“to dry up, make dry”
Latin
Latin
siccus
“dry, parched”
Late Latin
Latin
siccitas
“dryness, drought”
Old French
Old French
siccité
“dryness, aridity”
Middle English
English
siccite
“dryness, aridity”
Modern English
English
siccity
“the quality or state of being dry”