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Where does “hygrostathmicus” come from?

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

hygrostathmicus (Latin): hygrostatic, relating to the balance of liquids

Definitions

  1. hygrostatic, relating to the balance of liquids

Ancestry of “hygrostathmicus”, step by step

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