Etymology of the French word hydrogène
the French word
hydrogèneusing the French prefix
hydro-derived from 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-using the French suffix
-gèneDate
The earliest known usage of hydrogène in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
hydrogéner,
hydrogéné,
hydrogénite,
hydrogénoducDerivations in other languages
English
hydrogen, Romanian
hidrogen
