Etymology of the English word hydrargyrum
the English word
hydrargyrumderived from the New Latin word
hydrargyrumderived from the Latin word
hydrargyrus (mercury)
derived from the Greek word
hudrargurosderived from the Greek word
arguros, ἄργυρος (silver (the metal, in the articles or coin))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*arg-using the Greek prefix
hudro-, ὑδρο-
derived from the Greek word
hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-Date
The earliest known usage of hydrargyrum in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
hydrargyrismUsage
Word found in Modern English
