English word origin

Etymology of rigor

From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).

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noun

US spelling of rigour. · Ellipsis of rigor mortis.

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From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).

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Root classification mention*Hreyǵ-ine-pro
Derivation mentionrigorla

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