When you say 'gelid' are you speaking Latin?

'Gelid' is a word borrowed from Latin 'gelidus'. The word entered the English language some time around 1599.

gelid [adjective] [1599]

Extremely cold - icy
Meaning: extremely cold : icy gelid water a man of gelid reserve New Yorker.

Etymology: Latin gelidus; from gelu frost; cold cold.

Topics: Weather.

Origin: From Latin to English.

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