Where does “hydrocele” come from?

hydrocele (Latin) comes from Greek ὑδροκήλη, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hydrocele (Latin): hydrocele

Definitions

  1. hydrocele

Ancestry of “hydrocele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekὑδροκήλη—
2Ancient Greekὑδρο-hydro-, water; water
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑδρο- →