Etymology of the English word hydrofracturing
the English word
hydrofracturingusing 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 English word
fracturederived from the Old French word
fracturederived from the Latin word
fracturaderived from the Late Latin word
fractusderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-using the Latin suffix
-alusing the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
