Where does “hydromodify” come from?

hydromodify (English) comes from English modify, from Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

hydromodify (English): To subject to hydromodification

Definitions

  1. To subject to hydromodification

Ancestry of “hydromodify”, step by step

hydromodify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodifyTo change part of; To be or become modified; To...
2Middle Englishmodifien—
3Middle Frenchmodifier—
4Latinmodificāre—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English hydro

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