English
anhydrous
Anhydrous comes from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997anhydrous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997anhydrous
Earliest quotation: 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram: “Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were…”
Formed from an-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
Proto-Germanic *ana- ‘on’
Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’
English an-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
wet, wash, und, abundance, abundant, surround, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, inundate, undine, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
hydrate, aldehyde, hydride, 14 more
through Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’
Today it means
adj Having little or no water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / anhydrous