Etymology of the English word anhydride
the English word
anhydridederived from the English word
anhydrousderived from the Greek word
anudros, ἄνυδρος (waterless; dry)
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
derived from the Greek word
hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-using the English suffix
-idederived from the English word
oxideDate
The earliest known usage of anhydride in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
