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prefixwater
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- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-), from ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr, “water”), from Proto-Hellenic *údōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, from *wed- + *-r̥.
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Catalan hidro-
- hidro-pertaining to water
Czech hydro-, vodo-
- hydro-pertaining to water
- vodo-pertaining to water
Danish hydro-
- hydro-pertaining to water
Finnish hydro-
- hydro-pertaining to water
French hydro-
- hydro-pertaining to water
German hydro-, wasser-
- hydro-pertaining to water
- wasser-pertaining to water
Greek υδρο-
- υδρο- (ydro-)pertaining to water
Hindi जल-, उद-
- जल- (jal-)pertaining to water
- उद- (ud-)pertaining to water
Italian idro-
- idro-pertaining to water
Polish hydro-
- hydro-pertaining to water
Portuguese hidro-
- hidro-pertaining to water
Russian гидро-, водо-
- гидро- (gidro-)pertaining to water
- водо- (vodo-)pertaining to water
Spanish hidro-
- hidro-pertaining to water
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hydro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydro-
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“hydro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydro-. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydro-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydro-.
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