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Where does “igro-” come from?

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

igro- (Italian): hygro-

Definitions

  1. hygro-

Ancestry of “igro-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “igro-”

  • igrofilo
  • igrostato
  • igroscopio
  • igrografo
  • igrometro
  • igrometria
  • termoigrometrico
  • igrometrico
  • igroscopicità
  • igroscopia
  • igroscopico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →