Where does “anhydrous” come from?
Anhydrous comes from English an- and English hydrous, which traces through Greek anhydros to Proto-Indo-European h₂en-, meaning "not," combined with Greek hydro- from Proto-Indo-European wedōr, meaning "water."
anhydrous (English): Having little or no water; Having no water of...
Definitions
- Having little or no water; Having no water of...
Ancestry of “anhydrous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | an- | Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words... |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “anhydrous”