Where does “ὕδραυλις” come from?

ὕδραυλις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

ὕδραυλις (Ancient Greek): water organ, invented by Ctesibius

Definitions

  1. water organ, invented by Ctesibius

Ancestry of “ὕδραυλις”, step by step

ὕδραυλις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὕδωρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
2Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via Ancient Greek αὐλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐλόςflute, clarinet, pipe; hollow tube, pipe, groove,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewloshollow; tube, hole

Words derived from “ὕδραυλις”

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