hygroscopicus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- (New Latin) hygroscopic readily absorbing moisture from the air
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὑγρός (moist, wet, liquid consonant).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὑγρός
Gloss
moist, wet, liquid consonant
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
潤
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigropelos English
- hygrostathmicus Latin
- liquida Latin
- hygromètre French
- ὑγρός Ancient Greek
- ὑγρόφθογγος Ancient Greek
- *wegʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- υγρός Greek (modern)