Etymology of the English word clepsydra
the English word
clepsydraderived from the Latin word
clepsydra (water-clock; time of one clock)
derived from the Greek word
klepsudra, κλεψύδρα
derived from the Greek word
kleptein, κλέπτω
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-Date
The earliest known usage of clepsydra in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
