5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
adjective extremely cold
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū̆ Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin gelidus English gelid First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).
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