Where does “hydrorubber” come from?

hydrorubber (English) comes from English rubber, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

hydrorubber (English): Any of a class of substances produced by hydrogenation of rubber

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of substances produced by hydrogenation of rubber

Ancestry of “hydrorubber”, step by step

hydrorubber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rubber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubbenEvery word from Middle English rubbenEvery word from English rub