hyetos
Hyetos is the Ancient Greek noun for dew, transliterated as hyetos (ὕετος). In classical Greek, it referred specifically to dew that forms on surfaces during the night. In modern scientific terminology, hyetos is not typically used as an independent term but serves as a productive root in various combining forms related to moisture, dew, or precipitation.
In science, the form hyeto- appears in terms such as hyetology, the study of precipitation patterns, and
Etymology and usage: Hyetos derives from Greek, where it denotes dew. In modern terminology, the combining form
See also: dew, precipitation, hyetology, hyetograph, meteorology, hydrology.