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Where does “hydropenic” come from?

hydropenic (English) comes from English hydropenia, from English hydro, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.

hydropenic (English): Relating to, or exhibiting, hydropenia

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hydropenia

Ancestry of “hydropenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydropeniaA bodily deficiency of water
2Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōr—
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