The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὑδραγωγός“to lead”
- Latin · derived fromhydragogus“conveying off water”
- English todayhydragogue
From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.