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Where does “baric” come from?

baric (English) comes from English barium, from English baryta, from New Latin baryta, from French barote, from Ancient Greek βαρύτης, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

baric (English): Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the...

Ancestry of “baric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbariumThe chemical element with an atomic number of...
2EnglishbarytaAny of several compounds of barium, especially...
3New Latinbaryta—
4Frenchbarote—
5Ancient Greekβαρύτηςweight, heaviness; troublesomeness, importunity;...
6Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
7Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “baric”

  • hyperbaric
  • hypobaric
  • baricity
  • hyperbarically
  • multibaric
  • monobaric
  • hypobarically
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