Etymology

hidrosis

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Today it means: The formation and excretion of sweat. Full definition →

New Latin hīdrōsis ← Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῑ̔δρώς“sweat”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromhīdrōsis
  3. English todayhidrosis

From New Latin hīdrōsis, from Ancient Greek ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -osis.

Words from the same roots

New Latinhīdrōsis all →

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