adjective/ˈrixido/
rigid, stiff; rigorous, strict, hidebound
Synonyms: tieso, inflexible, riguroso, estricto, severo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der. Proto-Italic *rigēō Latin rigeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rigidusder. Spanish rígido From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Probably a doublet of recio.