Where does “igroscopico” come from?

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

igroscopico (Italian): hygroscopic

Definitions

  1. hygroscopic

Ancestry of “igroscopico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “igroscopico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγρός →Every word from Italian igro- →