Where does “hydrology” come from?

Hydrology derives from English -logy combined with Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (water), from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, ultimately from the root wey- meaning to flow.

hydrology (English): The science of the properties, distribution, and...

Definitions

  1. The science of the properties, distribution, and...

Ancestry of “hydrology”, step by step

hydrology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ology

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in...
2English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
3English‐o‐
4English-primUsed to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

Words derived from “hydrology

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-