Where does “ὕδραυλος” come from?

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

ὕδραυλος (Ancient Greek): water organ

Definitions

  1. water organ

Ancestry of “ὕδραυλος”, step by step

ὕδραυλος 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 “ὕδραυλος”

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