Etymology

hydride

H4Y4D2R1I1D2E1

Today it means: A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English hydro- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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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 Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. English todayhydride

From hydro- + -ide.

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