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Where does “ψυχρός” come from?

ψυχρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ρός, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

ψυχρός (Ancient Greek): cold; cold-hearted, without feeling, lifeless;...

Definitions

  1. cold; cold-hearted, without feeling, lifeless;...

Ancestry of “ψυχρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ρός—
2Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “ψυχρός”

  • psychrophilic
  • psychrometric
  • psychrometer
  • psychrotrophic
  • psychrotolerant
  • psychrophile
  • psychrometry
  • psychrotroph
  • psychrosphere
  • psychrophobia
  • psychrospheric
  • psychrometrically
  • psychrosensitive
  • psychrosensitivity
  • psychrotherapy
  • psychroplanet
  • psychro-
  • psychrophyte
  • psychrometre
  • psychroxerophytic
  • ψυχρός
  • ψυχραιμία
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