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Where does “ὑδράργυρος” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. quicksilver artificially prepared from cinnabar...

Ancestry of “ὑδράργυρος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὑδράργυρος”

  • hydrargyrum
  • hydrargyrism
  • hydrargyrus
  • hydrargyrum
  • гидраргирум
  • hydrargyre
  • Hg
  • mmHg
  • hydrargyrus
  • hydrargyrum
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