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frig

cold

Latin · frigus; frigere

frig root meaning picture

Frig comes from Latin frigus, cold. Frigid means very cold, in weather or in manner; frigidness is the quality of coldness; frigorific describes anything that produces cold.

Memory trick

Frig sounds like 'fridge': the cold box in your kitchen.

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