Etymology of the English word hydrilla
the English word
hydrilladerived from the Latin word
hydrilladerived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of hydrilla in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
