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Where does “hydrophyllium” come from?

hydrophyllium (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.

hydrophyllium (English): One of the flat, leaf-like, protective zooids...

Definitions

  1. One of the flat, leaf-like, protective zooids...

Ancestry of “hydrophyllium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
2Proto-Hellenic*údōr—
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