Where does “hydraulic” come from?
Hydraulic comes from French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός, derived from ὕδραυλις, a compound of ὕδωρ (water) and a root meaning to draw or convey, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ and wed-.
hydraulic (English): Pertaining to water; Related to, or operated by,...
Definitions
- Pertaining to water; Related to, or operated by,...
Ancestry of “hydraulic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hydraulique | hydraulic |
| 2 | Latin | hydraulicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑδραυλικός | of a water organ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “hydraulic”
- hydraulics
- hydraulically
- electrohydraulic
- hydraulicity
- hydraulicking
- nonhydraulic
- hydraulician
- thermohydraulic
- electrohydraulically
- psychohydraulic
- microhydraulic
- electrohydraulics
- thermohydraulics
- sterhydraulic
- hydrauger
- mandraulic
- aeraulic
- fueldraulic
- pneudraulic
- handraulic
- airdraulic
- glaciohydraulic
- hidraulik
- hydraulicker