myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of Hydrangea

Etymology of the Latin word Hydrangea

the New Latin word Hydrangea

derived from the Greek word angeion, ἀγγεῖον (vessel)

using the New Latin 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-

Word found in New Latin