hydroponics

English

/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/, /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/

noun

Definitions

The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek πόνος (labour, work, suffering, fatigue, toil).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πόνος

Gloss

labour, work, suffering, fatigue, toil

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

働

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aeroponics English
airponics English
ponophobia English
πονέω Ancient Greek
πόνος Ancient Greek
ἄπονος Ancient Greek
*(s)penh₁- Proto-Indo-European
πόνος Greek (modern)