Where does “ὑδράργυρος” come from?

ὑδράργυρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

ὑδράργυρος (Ancient Greek): quicksilver artificially prepared from cinnabar...

Definitions

  1. quicksilver artificially prepared from cinnabar...

Ancestry of “ὑδράργυρος”, step by step

ὑδράργυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὕδωρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
2Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via Ancient Greek ἄργῠρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄργῠροςsilver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “ὑδράργυρος”

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