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Where does “hydrothermal” come from?

Hydrothermal comes from French thermal and Ancient Greek θέρμη meaning heat, combined with Ancient Greek ὕδωρ meaning water, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots wed- and wey-.

hydrothermal (English): Of, or relating to hot water; Of or relating to...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to hot water; Of or relating to...

Ancestry of “hydrothermal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermalA column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
2Frenchthermalthermal
3New Latinthermalis—
4Ancient GreekΘέρμη—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “hydrothermal”

  • hydrothermally
  • hydrothermalism
  • nonhydrothermal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →