Etymology

polyhydric

P3O1L1Y4H4Y4D2R1I1C3

Today it means: containing two or more hydroxy groups Full definition →

English hydric ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishhydric
  6. English todaypolyhydric

From poly- + hydric.

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