Where does “hygro-” come from?

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

hygro- (French): hygro- (all senses)

Definitions

  1. hygro- (all senses)

Ancestry of “hygro-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hygro-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγρός