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Where does “hygrothermal” come from?

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

hygrothermal (English): Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature

Ancestry of “hygrothermal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhygro-moisture; humidity
2Ancient Greekὑγρόςwet, moist; fluid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
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