Where does “hydrosalpinx” come from?

hydrosalpinx (English) comes from English hydro, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hydrosalpinx (English): A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with...

Definitions

  1. A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with...

Ancestry of “hydrosalpinx”, step by step

hydrosalpinx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydro

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

via English salpinx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalpinxA trumpet-shaped tube
2New Latinsalpinx—

Words derived from “hydrosalpinx”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from English hydro →