Etymology

hydrate

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Today it means: A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules. Full definition →

French hydrate ← Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydr-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. English todayhydrate

From French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ate.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὕδωρ all →

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