Etymology

hydraulics

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Today it means: The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy. Full definition →

English hydraulic ← French hydraulique ← Latin hydraulicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekὕδωρ (húdōr)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aulós
  8. Ancient Greekαὐλός (aulós)
  9. Ancient Greekὕδραυλις (húdraulis)
  10. Ancient Greekὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós)
  11. Latinhydraulicu
  12. Frenchhydraulique
  13. Englishhydraulic
  14. English todayhydraulics

From hydraulic + -ics.

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