Etymology

anhydrous

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Today it means: Having little or no water. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕδωρ“water”
  2. English todayanhydrous

From an- + Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὕδωρ all →

hydrohydratehydrangeahydropsaerohydroushydatoidhydatophytehydatoscopyhydrohetaerolitehydromelhydrophyllium

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