Etymology

rehydrate

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Today it means: To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried. Full definition →

English hydrate ← French hydrate ← Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  11. Frenchhydr-
  12. Frenchhydrate
  13. Englishhydrate
  14. English todayrehydrate

From re- + hydrate.

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