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Where does “hygrothermique” come from?

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

hygrothermique (French): hygrothermal

Definitions

  1. hygrothermal

Ancestry of “hygrothermique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhygro-hygro-
2Ancient Greekὑγρόςwet, moist; fluid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
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