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Where does “hydraquent” come from?

hydraquent (English) comes from English hydr-, from English hydro-, from Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.

hydraquent (English): A type of aquent containing clay

Definitions

  1. A type of aquent containing clay

Ancestry of “hydraquent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydr-Alternative form of hydro-, used before a vowel
2Englishhydro-water; hydrogen; a hydrous compound
3Greekὑδρο-Alternative form of υδρο-
4Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
5Proto-Hellenic*údōr—
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