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

  1. Having little or no water; Having no water of...

Ancestry of “anhydrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishan-Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words...
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “anhydrous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Latin ad- →