myEtymology.com: English etymology of hygristor

Etymology of the English word hygristor

the English word hygristor

using the English prefix hygro-

derived from the Greek word hugros, ὑγρός (wet (as if with rain); sappy (fresh))

derived from the English word resistor

derived from the English word resist

derived from the Latin word resistere (pause; continue; resist)

derived from the Latin word sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Latin prefix re-

using the English suffix -or

The earliest known usage of hygristor in English dates from the 20th century.