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hydrocele.

hydrocele

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[hy.drɔˈkeː.ɫeː]Classical-Latin[i.droˈt͡ʃɛː.le]

  1. hydrocele

    New-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē) Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē)bor. Latin hydrocēlē Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē).

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