Etymology of the English word hydranth
the English word
hydranthderived from the English word
hydraderived from the Latin word
hydra (water-serpent, snake)
derived from the Greek word
hudra, ὕδρα
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 prefix
hydro-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
anthos, ἄνθος (a blossom)
Date
The earliest known usage of hydranth in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
idrantoUsage
Word found in Modern English
