Where does “hydrargyrus” come from?
hydrargyrus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.
hydrargyrus (Latin): quicksilver , mercury
Ancestry of “hydrargyrus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑδράργυρος | quicksilver artificially prepared from cinnabar... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | — |
Words derived from “hydrargyrus”