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
Ancestry of “igroscopico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | igro- | hygro- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑγρός | wet, moist; fluid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wegʷ- | wet, moist |
Words derived from “igroscopico”