hydro-
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hydro-
- /ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ/ US
- [ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ] US
- [ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒɹoʊ] US, sometimes
Where it comes from
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Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.
English hydro-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-), from ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr, “water”), from Proto-Hellenic *údōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, from *wed- + *-r̥.
prefix hydr-
- water
- liquid
- hydrogen
- a hydrous compound
- Hydrozoa
