Etymology of the English word hydromel
the English word
hydromelderived from the Latin word
hydromel (mead; honey-water)
derived from the Greek word
hudromeli, ὑδρόμελι
using the Greek prefix
hudro-, ὑδρο-
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
meli, μέλι (honey)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*melit-Date
The earliest known usage of hydromel in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
