Where does “handraulic” come from?
handraulic (English) comes from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handraulic (English): Manual; operated by hand
Definitions
- Manual; operated by hand
Ancestry of “handraulic”, step by step
handraulic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 2 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
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 |