English

euhaline

From eu- + haline.

Formed from eu- + haline

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’

Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’

Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’

Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’

English eu-

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘salt’

Today it means

adj Having a normal salinity

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / euhaline