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hydrargyrus.

mercury;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[hyˈdrar.ɡy.rʊs]Classical-Latin[iˈdrar.d͡ʒi.rus]
  1. quicksilver (artificially prepared), mercury

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr) Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~ h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (ắrgŭros) Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrus From the Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros, “quicksilver (artificially prepared from cinnabar-ore)”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”).

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