myEtymology.com: English etymology of hydathode

Etymology of the English word hydathode

the English word hydathode

derived from the Greek word hudathode

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-

derived from the Greek word hudatio

derived from the Greek word hodos, ὁδός (a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means)

The earliest known usage of hydathode in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English