Etymology of the English word hydrophobic
the English word
hydrophobicusing the English suffix
-icderived from the English word
hydrophobeusing 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-using the English suffix
-phobeUsage
Word found in Modern English
