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Where does “hyperhydration” come from?

hyperhydration (English) comes from English hydration, from English -ion, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

hyperhydration (English): water intoxication

Definitions

  1. water intoxication

Ancestry of “hyperhydration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrationThe incorporation of water molecules into a...
2English-ionan action or process, or the result of an action...
3Ancient Greekἀπόγειονapogee, greatest distance from the Earth
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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