Where does “airdraulic” come from?
airdraulic (English) comes from English hydraulic, from French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
airdraulic (English): Both pneumatic and hydraulic
Definitions
- Both pneumatic and hydraulic
Ancestry of “airdraulic”, step by step
airdraulic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydraulic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydraulic | Pertaining to water; Related to, or operated by,... |
| 2 | French | hydraulique | hydraulic |
| 3 | Latin | hydraulicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑδραυλικός | of a water organ |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |