Etymograph

English

hygro-

Hygro- comes from Ancient Greek ὑγρός ‘wet”, “moist’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wegʷ-‘wet, moist’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ugrósreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑγρόςhugrós‘wet”, “moist’
  4. Englishtodayhygro-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wegʷ-‘wet, moist’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ugrósreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑγρόςhugrós‘wet”, “moist’
  4. Englishtodayhygro-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- ‘wet, moist’

humour, humid, 1 more

Today it means

prefix moisture

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- / hygro-

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