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Where does “hygro-” come from?

hygro- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὑγρός, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

hygro- (English): moisture; humidity

Definitions

  1. moisture; humidity

Ancestry of “hygro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑγρόςwet, moist; fluid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

Words derived from “hygro-”

  • hygrometer
  • hygrometric
  • hygromycin
  • hygrometry
  • hygrophilous
  • hygric
  • hygrograph
  • hygroscope
  • hygropetric
  • hygrophyte
  • hygrophytic
  • hygrine
  • hygrothermograph
  • hygroreceptor
  • hygrographic
  • hygrometre
  • hygrostat
  • hygrology
  • hygrography
  • hygrophthalmic
  • hygroplasm
  • hygrostatics
  • hygrocolous
  • hygrosensation
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